Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • MP on shortlist for leadership

    Newly re-elected Member for Wannon Dan Tehan remains committed to pushing for local election-pledge projects, while advocating for drought relief for south-west farmers.

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  • Special thanks for region’s specialists

    Colac Area Health has celebrated its midwives this International Day of the Midwife with a special afternoon tea for families who have welcomed babies in the past 12 months.

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  • Fourth childcare site proposed

    Another childcare centre is being advertised for lease in Colac, helping to address the childcare shortage, but Colac Otway Shire Council has not received a planning application for the centre.

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  • Ex-councillors have report say

    Former Colac Otway Shire councillors have had their say on a municipal monitor’s report, pointing out factual errors as well as reasonable recommendations.

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  • Frondly hello from former hospital palm

    Five months on, a 130-year-old palm tree that once watched over the city of Colac is thriving in its new home.

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  • Plan for bats moves on

    Colac Otway Shire Council is going to “let nature take its course” and allow a colony of bats to remain roosting in heritage trees in the Colac Botanic Gardens.

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  • BUCKLE UP: Worrying rise in kids without seatbelts

    Colac police say the growing number of unrestrained children in cars is cause for concern.

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  • Australia Day event returns

    A celebratory event will return to Colac Otway Shire on Australia Day from 2026, following a tightly split vote by councillors.

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