Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Timely message for kids

    Camp Quality puppets visited students at Elliminyt Primary School this week teaching them about cancer in a fun and interactive show.

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  • Gravel nature strips ruled out

    Well-kept grass and modest plantings are acceptable landscaping for Surf Coast Shire nature strips, but gravel and concrete are out, under new nature strip guidelines.

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  • Jail time for defrauding club

    A Colac man will spend the next three months in prison for creating false documents and pocketing money belonging to a community group.

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  • Councillors to debate Skenes trail cancellation

    A Colac Otway Shire councillor wants the council to express its disappointment to state and federal governments for withdrawing funding for a trail between Apollo Bay and Skenes Creek.

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  • Crowd backs asylum seekers

    A sell-out cultural event at Forrest has raised more than $2000 for the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre.

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  • Housing to dominate meeting

    Affordable housing is big on Colac Otway Shire Council’s agenda today, with votes about potential future housing at Colac and Apollo Bay.

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  • Working dogs impress

    Farmers and their dogs travelled from far and wide to compete in a farm dog trial at Mount Hesse, near Beeac.

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  • Arrests after ute located

    A ute stolen from the Gellibrand Recreation Reserve has turned up more than 170 kilometres away in the Melbourne CBD.

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