Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Special donation to RCH ‘family’

    Gellibrand’s Luke Williams lives with two chronic health conditions and has already had 15 theatre procedures, but he doesn’t let anything hold him back.

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  • Easter celebrations for school and kinder students

    Colac and district school and kinder students will finish up term one this week ready to enjoy the Easter school holidays.

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  • Council to address concerns

    Colac Otway Shire Council has acknowledged community concerns about people speeding in Hart Street but say further consultation and budget consideration is needed before a solution is decided.

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  • Potential grassfire risk ignored

    Residents have raised concerns about the potential fire hazard of overgrown grass in Colac’s Sinclair Street South which they say hasn’t been cut for two years.

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  • Colac Otway to meet at Apollo Bay

    Beacon’s $20K consideration Colac Otway Shire Council will consider spending $20,000 to reinstall the historic Marengo Beacon at a coastal meeting this week. The council will meet for its March meeting at the Apollo Bay Bowls Club on Wednesday and receive an update on the reinstatement of the Marengo Pillar Beacon. Council staff removed the […]

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  • Council approves new Bay supermarket plans

    A multi-million-dollar development including a brand-new IGA supermarket on Apollo Bay’s main street has received the go-ahead from Colac Otway Shire Council.

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  • Site remains a safety risk after works

    Barwon Downs resident Dr Annelie de Villiers has been leading calls to clean up the town’s bushland reserve, but despite clean-up work taking place this week the most dangerous tree remains.

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  • Cray-zy times at Port Campbell

    Port Campbell’s Crayfest returns for its fourth year this weekend with live music, seafood, family activities and a few surprises.

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