Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • 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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  • 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’.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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