Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Food demand all-year round

    Demand for food and kindness continues to increase in Colac, and a local charity is raising awareness of the need, even on public holidays and weekends.

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  • Childcare plans head to council

    Plans for a proposed out-of-school hours childcare centre in Colac’s Hesse Street have raised concerns about the appropriateness of the location.

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  • Long wait for response and no date for closure

    Cressy’s David and Diane Flitton are disappointed with how long it is taking Colac Otway Shire Council to close a road that goes directly through their property.

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  • SPLIT-SECOND FROM HORROR: Public plea after car clips pram

    After an alarming close call when a car clipped his daughter’s pram and kept driving, Noah Schmidt is warning people of the dangers of crossing Colac roads, even when you have the right of way.

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  • Standing out in the sun and rain

    Birregurra residents say their new bus stop, which has no seating or shelter from weather, is a “disgrace”

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  • Country churches continue to close

    After more than 110 years, Warrion’s Uniting Church has closed.

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  • Council to consider plans for church development

    Birregurra’s former uniting church could become a two-storey home, under plans lodged with the Colac Otway Shire Council.

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  • Pedestrian safety and accessibility neglected

    Birregurra families are calling for more footpaths in the town to make the community safer.

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