Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Colac district gardens open for exploration

    Three Colac and district gardens will open to the public on Sunday, raising funds for the Country Women’s Association Victoria.

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  • Next step for retail proposal

    A proposed development for a new IGA supermarket in Apollo Bay would support the town as a centre for living and recreation, a planning consultant says.

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  • Birregurra venue offers donation to community

    The owner of Birregurra’s Bootmakers Cottage says he would donate $2500 a year to local community groups, as a small gesture to the community that he hopes to support with his proposed weddings and events space.

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  • Anglers needed for lake study

    Local anglers could play a key role in a study into the pharmaceutical pollutants in Lake Colac to help investigate the health of the lake and its wildlife.

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  • Committee left ‘high and dry’

    Passionate community advocate Rod Amos says Colac Otway Shire Council’s decision to cancel Lake Colac Consultative Committee meetings almost two years ago is a “failure of leadership”.

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  • Farm house proposal aims to obtain teachers

    Alvie Primary School teacher and fourth generation farmer Bianca Moore says she would hate for rural students to miss out on teachers because of a lack of housing.

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  • Residents oppose Colac hotel

    Three Colac residents have expressed their concerns about a proposed three-storey hotel in the city’s Dennis Street, citing concerns around privacy, carparking and street aesthetics.

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  • Statistics remain steady in shire

    Colac Otway Shire’s population and demographic structure has remained much the same in the last year, the council’s annual report says.

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