Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Shipwreck’s area heritage listing

    Shipwreck historian Alan McLean has welcomed the decision to heritage list the landscape near Moonlight Head, where the Fiji vessel shipwrecked more than 130 years ago.

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  • Dressed for success

    Trinity College Colac students dressed in their bright colours on Friday for their annual swimming sports carnival.

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  • Train disruptions expected

    Colac and district train passengers including Swifties should keep an eye out on the PTV app and website for any potential train disruptions today.

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  • Locals share views on centre proposal

    Neighbours say the location of a proposed out-of-school hours childcare centre in Colac’s Hesse Street will limit children’s outdoor play, impact the area’s heritage significance and increase traffic.

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  • Resident’s asbestos concerns

    A man whose father died of asbestosis is worried about potential asbestos in a colossal mound of dirt at a Skenes Creek property.

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  • Food demand all-year round

    Demand for food and kindness continues to increase in Colac, and a local charity is raising awareness of the need, even on public holidays and weekends.

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  • Childcare plans head to council

    Plans for a proposed out-of-school hours childcare centre in Colac’s Hesse Street have raised concerns about the appropriateness of the location.

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  • Long wait for response and no date for closure

    Cressy’s David and Diane Flitton are disappointed with how long it is taking Colac Otway Shire Council to close a road that goes directly through their property.

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