Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Applicant, opponents respond to hotel plan

    Colac Otway Shire Council will hear from the applicant and objectors about a potential hotel in the city’s Dennis Street.

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  • Get ready to light up for Christmas

    It’s time for the Colac and surrounding district to get into the Christmas spirit and join in the annual Colac and District Christmas Lights competition.

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  • Get ready to cash in

    Colac and district people will be able to recycle their cans, bottles and cartons for money at the reverse vending machine at Colac Plaza from Wednesday.

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  • Council debates impact of reputational damage

    A Colac Otway Shire councillor says the council’s risk management needs a “sanity check” if it thinks it can withstand up to 20 negative media articles before it feels its reputation is damaged.

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  • Lake path set for fix after water level drops

    Erosion at Colac’s Ross’ Point has closed a section of the path around Lake Colac, but it won’t be fixed until the water in the lake goes down.

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  • Extra time to save former kinder

    Apollo Bay community members have been granted 30 extra days to finalise ideas to save the town’s former kindergarten building from being sold.

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  • Cat curfew starts next week

    Colac Otway cat owners must keep their furry friends confined to their properties between the hours of sunset and sunrise, under a new curfew starting Wednesday.

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  • RISING COSTS: Extra funding approved for kinder playspace contract

    Colac Otway Shire Council has approved $350,000 for a Colac kindergarten playspace, despite two councillors raising concerns about increasing construction costs for the project.

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