Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Notorious black spot gets $12.5M upgrade

    State road authorities have announced the long-awaited upgrade to Colac district’s infamous Blue Church corner, with the delivery of a roundabout for the dangerous intersection.

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  • Council cops criticism over proposed new fee

    A proposed new fee to use Colac Otway Shire Council’s recreation spaces has attracted criticism from ratepayers.

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  • Boost for local shire

    A former City of Greater Geelong chief has temporarily joined the Colac Otway Shire Council’s finance department.

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  • Future to have say on roadmap

    Colac Otway Shire Council is calling on the community and its young people to provide feedback on an environmental sustainability roadmap that will guide the council for the next decade.

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  • No cash for BMX study in budget

    A former Colac mountain bike rider says it’s a shame that Colac still doesn’t have a BMX bike park, with Colac Otway Shire Council underestimating the cost of a feasibility study and not allocating any further money to the project.

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  • Liam turns dream drive into reality

    Liam Hill dreamt of building his own car for years and now he’s living out that dream cruising in his 1976 Holden Kingswood one-tonner.

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  • Treatment win for eye disease

    Colac optometrist Dr Leigh Plowman says a new treatment for the nation’s most common eye disease now listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme will help give relief to dry eye sufferers.

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  • Local artists display work at Winchelsea

    A group of talented Winchelsea artists will display a collection of artworks at the Winchelsea Shire Hall this weekend.

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