Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • News in brief

    The latest news in brief including an electrical fire, daylight savings ending, land for sale in Timboon and more.

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  • Council to consider Forrest accommodation plans

    Plans for group accommodation in Forrest have crossed Colac Otway Shire Council officers desks.

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  • Safety, dust concerns increase

    Elliminyt resident Jenny Evans is fed up with the lingering dust on Harris Road that coats the inside and outside of her house caused by an increase in speeding drivers.

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  • Crash forces two-hour highway traffic detour

    Wet weather conditions on Easter Monday resulted in a car clipping a semi-trailer truck and landing on the median strip of the Princes Highway.

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  • Community hub plans revealed

    A new multi-purpose community hub at Deans Marsh Memorial Reserve will be the centre of community life for generations to come, following the Surf Coast Shire council approving the facility’s development plan.

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  • Retirement plan for photographer

    Capturing the faces and places of the south west is how award-winning photographer Wal Slow has spent more than 45 years of his life and now he is ready for retirement.

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