Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Former mayor says monitor sad but ‘not overly surprising’

    Former Colac Otway Shire mayor Jason Schram says the appointment of a municipal monitor to the council is sad but “not overly surprising”.

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  • Grant recipients celebrate

    Colac Otway Shire Council celebrated its community grants recipients in a celebratory event this week.

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  • William Guilfoyle garden tour dreams

    Hopes for a Western District garden tour of locations inspired by landscaper William Guilfoyle have been reignited following updated plans for the Colac Botanic Gardens.

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  • Lake Colac maintains last winter’s levels

    Lake Colac’s water level is almost as high as it was at the same time last year, despite below-average rainfall continuing across the region.

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  • Call for local feedback on coast parking fees

    Apollo Bay’s Football Netball Club president Mick Wright is encouraging coastal community members to submit feedback about a visitor parking fee change that could potentially impact out-of-town lifesavers serving the community over summer.

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  • Satisfaction up at Surf Coast, Corangamite

    Colac Otway Shire Council’s neighbours – Corangamite and Surf Coast shire councils – have released their community satisfaction survey results, with some areas ranking much higher than Colac Otway.

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  • Colac Otway Shire Council plants trees under lines

    Powercor will request Colac Otway Shire Council relocates trees inappropriately planted directly under Birregurra powerlines.

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  • Beeac house plans reach council

    Plans have crossed Colac Otway Shire Council planning officers’ desks this week for a three-bedroom home in Beeac to assist with the breeding of horses.

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