Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Planned burns set to continue

    Planned burns will continue across the Otways and the Great Ocean Road in preparation for the upcoming bushfire season.

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  • Sad story inspires adventure

    Pirron Yallock’s Pastafarian Pirates are getting ready to set sail on another adventure across Australia for the 2023 Spring Sh**box Rally in honour of their ‘bonus’ daughter Brittney.

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  • Former hospital director remembered

    Former Colac Area Health director of medical services Dr Ed Davis is being remembered for his gentle soul, willing smile and helping hand.

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  • BMX TRACK HOPE: Council to consider support for BMX club, report

    Colac could be one step closer to a BMX facility in the city, if a Colac Otway Shire councillor’s proposal is supported at this week’s council meeting.

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  • Mechanical fault to blame

    A mechanical issue on a freight train is to blame for boom gates remaining down at Colac’s Queen Street for more than three hours on Wednesday.

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  • Thieves target Apollo Bay

    Apollo Bay police are appealing for information about a string of thefts from Apollo Bay properties over the weekend.

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  • NEWS IN BRIEF

    Trout stocking, a local history group grant, the introduction of a new holiday levy and more in this week’s news in brief.

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  • Understanding life’s ladder

    Pansy ‘Pam’ Trigg is 97 and lives in Mercy Place, Colac. Her family began to notice signs of dementia when she was 85 – unsurprising changes at first which soon became more worrying.

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