Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Quick patch on Princes Highway

    A series of deep potholes on the Princes Highway that caused damage to multiple vehicles over the weekend have been patched by VicRoads. But a driver who hit the potholes has called it a “shocking patch-up job”.

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  • Proposed place of last resort for Apollo Bay

    Apollo Bay could soon have a formal bushfire place of last of resort again, six months after the former site was decommissioned due to excessive vegetation.

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  • ‘Less than ideal’ bike racks removed

    Less than 24 hours after the Colac Otway Shire Council installed bike racks on Colac’s Murray Street, the racks were removed.

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  • Side to learn from costly last term

    Colac Tigers coach Courtney Coulahan says her side will learn from Saturday’s last quarter which saw Newtown and Chilwell run away with the win.

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  • Lake group proposal

    A Lake Colac advisory committee could reduce its membership this week, if the council supports new terms of reference that cut the number of community representatives and council staff involved in the group.

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  • News in brief

    The latest news in brief.

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  • Candidate inspired by potential

    Chrissy de Deugd, the Greens candidate for the Colac Otway Shire Council election, says there is an abundance of potential in the community, something she hopes to harness and build upon if she is elected in October.

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  • Strategy for Corangamite’s agricultural future

    Corangamite Shire Council is cementing its position as a significant agricultural producer and food manufacturer into the future through a new draft agricultural report.

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