Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Theatre season launched

    About 200 people attended COPACC’s 2024 Theatre Launch on Saturday, seeing locals perform and a sneak peek of the upcoming theatre season.

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  • News in brief

    The latest news in brief including planning permit applications and the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 2024-25 state budget submission.

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  • Share your thoughts on priorities

    It’s time to tell the Colac Otway Shire Council what you think are priorities for the community.

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  • Business, jobs, Year 12 for ambitious sisters

    Seventeen-year-old twins Isabella and Matilda Mason have a busy year ahead of them, starting Year 12 this week, working two jobs and now owning their own business – but they wouldn’t have it any other way.

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  • Balnagowan proposal met with objections

    A proposed development at Colac’s historic Balnagowan homestead has been met with objection from a unit owner who thought she would be living in a retirement village.

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  • Sporting concept for Colac park

    A draft concept plan for Colac’s Donaldson Street play space features a hybrid basketball half court and soccer-futsal court, swings, and picnic facilities.

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  • Plans to turn caravan park into supermarket

    Plans for a $6-million development in Winchelsea could see the town’s caravan park demolished to make way for a new IGA supermarket, retail shops and accommodation.

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  • Dancing to make a difference

    Colac teenager Shaila Anson spent the final week of school holidays dancing up a storm in Melbourne, improving her dance skills and mental health.

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