Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • 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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  • 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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