Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Winchelsea news in brief

    What’s happening this month in Winchelsea?

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • Council to consider petition, contracts and more

    A petition, lease, contracts, environmental strategies and finances are just some of the items on this month’s Colac Otway Shire Council meeting at Apollo Bay.

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  • Call for consultative committee to meet

    A Lake Colac advocate says the neglected Lake Colac Consultative committee should have been consulted before the Colac Otway Shire Council decided to cancel a “potentially fantastic” club-to-club swim across the lake.

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  • Herald helping bird count tally

    The 10th annual Aussie Bird Count is well on its way to reaching a goal of recording and counting more than five million birds this week.

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