Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • January 26 ceremony to stay

    Colac Otway Shire will continue to commemorate Australia Day with a citizenship ceremony on January 26, despite a neighbouring council scrapping its celebrations. 

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  • Holiday park lease delayed

    Colac Otway Shire Council has secured an extra three months to organise new management of the Lake Colac Holiday Park.

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  • Fine follows damage to yacht club

    A woman who broke a Colac Yacht Club window in a drug-induced state must pay a $1000 fine. 

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  • P-plater’s penalty after a burnout at Barongarook

    A P-plater who doesn’t remember doing a burnout must complete a safe driving program and pay a $1000 fine. 

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  • Climate plan upsets campaigners

    Colac Otway’s Climate Action Team wants more community involvement and engagement in the Colac Otway Shire Council’s climate action plan that has left the team “disappointed”.

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  • Lifelong passion for creativity

    Colac’s Marg Finn began knitting at just three years old and the creativity hasn’t stopped since.

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  • Colac Otway to stay with troubled G21

    Colac Otway Shire Council will remain in the G21 Alliance, despite a major member pulling out of the lobby group.

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  • Library cut won’t hit here

    A $762,000 budget shortfall for the Geelong Regional Library Corporation will have no impact on Colac and Apollo Bay’s libraries, management says.

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