Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • City’s high praise for parish priest

    Almost 16 years to the day after he first walked through the doors of St Mary’s Catholic Church, Father Michael O’Toole will hang up his stole and enter retirement – well, semi-retirement.

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  • Council monitor not needed: MP says

    Colac Otway Shire Council has refuted that its chief executive called in a municipal monitor, with its mayor calling the claim “pure speculation”.

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  • New roles for local MPs

    Colac and district MP’s Richard Riordan, Beverley McArthur and Joe McCracken have all taken on key roles in the Opposition’s new cabinet following a leadership shake-up.

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  • Otways death: man identified

    Police have identified the man who died at an Otways recreational course as a 40-year-old man from Highton.

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  • All invited to foreshore picnic

    A Colac Otway community picnic is encouraging people to gather, enjoy good food and good conversation on the Lake Colac foreshore this weekend.

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  • Towns swell for holiday season

    Coastal police officers say despite an increase in visitors to the towns over the holiday period, it’s been all quiet on the crime front.

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  • Worst year on record for rain

    Irrewarra farmer John Martin says there were winners and losers for the 2024 rainfall season, with his farming properties hit with what he described as “his worst year on record”.

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  • Blaze burns 15 hectares at Irrewarra

    A Colac district fire captain has praised local brigades and helicopter support for controlling an Irrewarra grass fire.

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