Articles by Naomi Newcombe
Hay brings tears to local farmers
Cheering crowds greeted a convoy of trucks as they rolled into the south-west, ready to deliver hay to the district’s farmers.
GAP IN CARE: Older residents reporting transition issues
Colac Otway residents have expressed concerns about home support services being taken on by new providers, with one resident reporting they have been without care for a month.
Educate youth, avoid harms
A Colac mental health leader says there is a continuing need to educate young people on using social media, following the release of a new online harm report.
Welfare reports taken seriously
Agriculture Victoria says it takes all animal cruelty complaints seriously and investigates them as appropriate.
More proposals for bushfire bunkers
Proposals for homes to be built along the coast and in the Otways also include plans for bushfire safety bunkers.
Gym closed for matrix upgrade
Colac’s Bluewater gym is closed this week as it undergoes an Australian-first upgrade.
No more lives lost: remembering Philip to reduce road trauma
It’s been 4734 days since Colac’s Philip Gaylard was killed in a car crash and not a second goes by when the Gaylard family doesn’t think about the charismatic person that was taken from their lives in an instant.
Long list of Facebook deceptions
A Colac man who allegedly committed a string of Facebook sale deceptions must wait another month before his case can proceed.
