Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Candidate wants Colac on map

    Colac’s Chris Potter says Colac Otway Shire should have a promotional strategy that puts Colac on the map as a place to live, work and visit.

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  • Opportunity for Colac bike park

    Colac’s Cheryl Miller says creating a bike park in Colac would provide a unique recreational opportunity for families, youths and tourists.

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  • Bob celebrates road upgrade

    Work has officially begun on an upgrade to Birregurra’s Strachan Street and resident Bob Gambino couldn’t be happier.

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  • Councillors discuss finances

    “No debts, no loans, no borrowings, no vision” – that’s one Colac Otway Shire councillor’s comment on the council’s current financial position.

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  • Near-death experience for Colac teen

    “I shouldn’t have really made it out alive.” Despite a harrowing experience where she almost died off the Great Ocean Road, Colac teen Evie Knight is going to keep living her life to the fullest.

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  • Pink locks to go for fundraiser

    One year ago, Irrewillipe woman Chris Duve had just finished her breast cancer treatments and was rocking a buzz cut. Next week the 73-year-old will shave off her newly grown back and recently dyed pink hair to fundraise to support others who are facing their own cancer journeys in the community.

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  • Council to meet online today

    Colac Otway Shire councillors will discuss the council’s annual performance at an unscheduled meeting today, with the opening of the Memorial Square public toilets noted as a highlight.

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  • Mick’s circular economy hope

    Apollo Bay resident Mick Fischer thinks the community should be looking at more ways to recover, reuse and recycle.

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