Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Tasty start to lunar year

    Colac’s Diande Qu and his family have celebrated the Chinese Lunar New Year with delicious food and traditional activities.

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  • Event showcases diverse artworks

    It’s going to be a big weekend for art in Cororooke.

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  • Vehicles cause spate of fires in region

    Fire authorities are warning south-west Victorians to avoid driving vehicles, farm machinery, mowers and motorbikes through dry grass in coming weeks as the weather continues to heat up and vegetation dries out. 

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  • Praise for police who helped after fall

    Colac police officers have gone above and beyond their call of duty to help an elderly woman after she fell in a Colac street, and she wants to say thanks.

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  • Big effort leads to Avalon

    Colac’s Camp Quality fundraising committee has been hard at work throughout 2022 raising money to support children with cancer.

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  • New trucks for district brigades

    Cobden and Winchelsea CFA brigades will receive new replacement heavy tankers later this year.

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  • Central Colac billboard plans

    Colac’s Murray Street could soon have an electronic billboard, if a planning application gets the council’s approval.

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  • Drug driver kept off road

    A Colac man who was driving under the influence of cannabis has lost his licence for 12 months.

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