Articles by Naomi Newcombe
Swimmers raise more than $7K
Colac and district swimmers hit the pool last month to show their support for youth suicide prevention, raising a collective total of more than $7000.
Community rallies for Dignity Drive
The Colac community has rallied around the March Share the Dignity Drive, donating almost 180 hygiene and sanitary products for women and girls experiencing homelessness, hardship and poverty.
Budget adjustment will give two trucks
Colac Otway Shire Council will spend almost $800,000 on two heavy vehicle trucks for its services and operations teams, an increase of more than 20 per cent of the original budget.
Skenes Creek dirt waits for asbestos screening
A potentially contaminated colossal dirt mound in Skenes Creek will be screened for asbestos in the coming weeks, despite the pile sitting on the nature strip of a Great Ocean Road property for almost six months.
Public interest in Colac toilets
Toilets in Memorial Square have been a topic of discussion at the latest Colac Otway Shire Council meeting, with people wondering when the new facilities will be complete and why items are broken in the current facilities.
Council to woo electric blue?
Climate Action Team’s Jeff Cooke says now is the time for Colac Otway Shire Council to “bite the bullet” and apply for funding to electrify its largest gas consumer Bluewater Leisure Centre.