Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • 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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  • Bottle shop and fried chicken plans lodged

    Colac could soon have another bottle shop and a brand-new fried chicken shop, if Colac Otway Shire Council approves plans to develop the former site of Best and Less.

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  • Council news in brief

    Coastal rates questioned Colac Otway Shire Council’s chief says it is not “helpful” to provide information on what portion of ratepayers money is spent along the coast. At the March council meeting, Otway Forum’s Tony Webber questioned how much of ratepayers’ money was spent in the Skenes Creek, Marengo and Apollo Bay areas. “A few […]

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  • Timely reminder after e-bike blaze

    An e-bike fire in Colac this week destroyed a shed and its contents, leaving CFA crews warning people about the potential hazards of e-vehicles.

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  • 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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