Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Chimney fire burns in roof

    A house fire in Colac’s Queen Street took four local CFA crews hours to get under control.

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  • Hard waste collection canned

    Colac Otway Shire Council has scrapped a long-awaited hard waste collection.

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  • Support heartens crash family

    Glenfyne’s Angus family is recovering at home after a head-on traffic collision and say they cannot thank the community enough for the support they have received.

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  • Speeder had cannabis in system

    A young mother caught driving with cannabis in her system on the way to a funeral won’t drive for the next year.

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  • ARTS FOCUS: Each piece has its own beauty

    Lorne artist Andrew Allen says his stoneware pottery is so much more than just an object to drink and eat out of, designing each piece with its own individual beauty.

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  • Campfire a costly affair

    A man caught sleeping while his campfire burnt on the ground in the Great Otway National Park must pay a $600 fine.

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  • Ex-mayor slams Games plans

    A former Colac Otway Shire mayor says building and then removing two Commonwealth Games swimming pools at Armstrong Creek is a “ridiculous” waste of money when small regional centres are screaming out for upgrades.

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  • Climate crisis call for Colac council

    Colac Otway Shire Council has acknowledged a climate change crisis for the first time, after three years of resisting calls to declare a climate “emergency”.

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