Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Laundry from dryer sets fire to vehicle

    Self-combusting laundry caused a car fire at Beeac this week, sparking an unusual but timely warning.

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  • Police call for information after stolen ute torched

    Colac Police are appealing for information about a vehicle theft in Colac in the early hours of Thursday morning that ended with a vehicle being torched at Winchelsea.

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  • Works to commence on Apollo Bay camping uplift

    The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is commencing pre-staging works at the Apollo Bay Recreation Reserve, as part of the Camping Uplift initiative.

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  • Development applications on exhibition

    Colac Otway Shire Council is currently exhibiting plans for subdivisions and houses across the shire.

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  • Support for applications

    Colac Otway Shire councillors have unanimously endorsed funding applications for the Donaldson Street playspace redevelopment and five scoreboards at recreation reserves for the Regional Community Sports Infrastructure Fund.

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  • Call for project views

    The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority wants to hear views on the proposed Lorne’s Point Grey redevelopment.

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  • Campfire investigations

    Authorities are investigating four illegal campfires lit in the Otways on Total Fire Ban days over the long weekend.

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  • Housing development approved in tight vote

    A staged development of 27 units at Colac’s Balnagowan Avenue has received the green light from Colac Otway Shire Council.

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