Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Deer Park duo charged over alleged shop thefts

    Police have charged two Deer Park men in relation to an alleged spate of shop thefts across Victoria including in Colac this month.

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  • Bodies found at Gellibrand Lower

    Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding two bodies that were found at Gellibrand Lower this morning.

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  • Call for hoist replacement at Colac’s Bluewater

    Colac Otway Shire Council will seek funding to install ceiling hoists at Bluewater, after it received strong feedback through the budget process that the manual hoists being used were “cumbersome” and difficult to use.

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  • Investigators seek public’s help to find Colac jewellery thief

    Colac police are calling on the public for information to assist their investigation into a burglary at a Colac jewellery store on Monday.

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  • Toilet accessibility is the key

    The new changing place facility in Colac is a welcome addition for Colac’s Beth Roe but she says there needs to be more information readily available for people about the keys needed to access the room.

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  • Council enrolment changes for voters

    Colac Otway Shire Council is urging people to enrol to vote in the 2024 council election, with a recent change to the rules potentially leaving out 700,000 voters across the state.

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  • Temporary fix for bridge bump

    A road fracture on Colac’s Murray Street rail bridge will be temporarily fixed before long-term repairs can take place.

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  • Colac welcomes new family

    Until just a few weeks ago, Sifa Irunga and her six children were living in a Kenyan refugee camp which they had called home for almost 10 years.

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