Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Screwdriver threat to partner

    A 52-year-old man could face prison time and a community correction order after holding a screwdriver to his ex-partner’s neck.

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  • Zoom cuts hearing short

    A man who breached an intervention order will wait another week to learn his fate after a dodgy video call connection stopped him from having his case heard.

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  • Colac councillor wins state seat

    Colac’s Joe McCracken is one of three newly elected members for Western Victoria’s State upper house seat, leaving the Colac Otway Shire Council set for a countback to fill his councillor position.

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  • Woman fined $300 over cannabis case

    A woman who had cannabis in her possession at the Barwon Downs CFA carpark must pay a $300 fine.

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  • A night of entertainment at Carols

    Colac’s Memorial Square will erupt into song on Friday night with the Colac City Band’s 76th Carols by Candlelight.

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  • Petrol price movements

    Colac motorists might have noticed a fall in fuel prices recently, but prices remain high compared with Melbourne.

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  • Boot thief faces Colac court

    A Colac man who stole work boots from a Colac business and hit his ex-partner must be on good behaviour for the next six months.

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  • Impressive outcomes for Bay’s small class

    Apollo Bay P-12 College’s Morgan Forrester received an outstanding ATAR score of 92.3, making her the college’s 2022 dux.

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