Articles by Naomi Newcombe
AKD team check to protect
AKD has raised more than $350,000 with their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month fundraising in the past five years of supporting the cause, with this year’s focus on raising awareness with the message ‘Check Yourself to Protect Yourself’.
Lake park lease to be decided
Colac Otway Shire Council will consider a lease for the Lake Colac Holiday Park which will return ratepayers between $4000 and $4637 a year over the next six years.
MAYORAL INTEREST: Colac Otway Shire councillors to consider election
One of Colac Otway Shire Council’s newest councillors says they will put their hand up to be deputy mayor of the shire and consider being mayor.
Call for community to share thoughts
The latest plans for Winchelsea’s Adventure Play Space are promising fun times with elements to stimulate and delight for kids of all ages, and the Surf Coast Shire Council wants your opinion.
Law change concerns ex-cop
Being drunk in a public place will no longer be a criminal offence from Melbourne Cup Day but a local retired police sergeant says this leaves police with their hands tied.
Application proposes wash expansion
Colac Otway Shire Council has received plans for an extension to the car wash at 44 to 48 Murray Street East, Colac, known as Neptune’s Car Wash.
Water quality on agenda
Colac Otway Shire Council will consider whether to adopt a proactive approach of assessing the Lake Colac’s suitability for water-based events, despite the lake’s community advocacy group not meeting for about 18 months.