Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Otways residents seek safe shelter

    Faced with the prospect of a hotter, drier summer and an increasing bushfire threat, a group of Otways residents say they are seriously concerned about where they will find shelter on extreme and catastrophic fire danger days.

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  • Councillors slam lighting process

    Colac Otway Shire councillors say being asked to support a funding application for Colac’s Lake Oval lighting before considering community feedback was “backwards” and “confusing”.

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  • Beechy trail discussion cancelled

    Council decision-making ended before it started this week, after it became apparent that officers had failed to inform the Old Beechy Rail Trail friends’ group of major plans for the trail’s future.

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  • Warning to riders ahead of summer

    Colac Highway Patrol officers are warning people to be aware of the risks associated with riding motorcycles, as the weather warms up and riding increases.

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  • Local animal lovers come to the rescue

    Thirty dogs and fifty-seven cats have found their forever homes through Colac Otway Shire Council’s animal adoption program in the past year.

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  • Noise concerns at Birregurra events venue

    A Birregurra resident says he needs to wear ear plugs to bed to drown out loud music from events at the town’s Bootmakers Cottage.

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  • Surf Coast re-elects Mayor

    Newly re-elected Surf Coast Shire Council Mayor Liz Pattison is looking forward to seeing the progress of major projects like Winchelsea’s pool renewal.

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  • Group seeking sites for more cupboards

    Colac’s Kindness Network is on the lookout for more locations to place its “Kindness Cupboards” around the city, spreading kindness and food relief.

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