Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Guilty plea for man after assaulting his partner

    A man has promised to be on his best behaviour after drinking half a bottle of Jack Daniels and hitting his long-term partner.

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  • Truck driver off the road after appalling record

    An interstate truck driver with a drug problem has been ordered off the road for the next three months, after driving a truck down Colac’s Murray Street without a licence.

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  • Driver hit 102kmh in 50kmh zone

    A 21-year-old man who was travelling at more than 100kmh in Colac’s Pollack Street is off the roads for the next year.

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  • Roads head wishlist for the state budget

    Better roads, a childcare facility and more social and affordable housing are some of the items on the Colac Otway Shire Council’s wish list for the upcoming state budget. 

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  • Visitors to Twelve Apostles could face entry fee

    The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority is not ruling out an entry fee for visitors or locals visiting the Twelve Apostles, but it won’t be $150.

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  • Jail time for Colac tech thefts

    A 34-year-old man will spend four months in prison after ransacking a Colac technology store and making off with more than $1200 in goods.

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  • Museums Victoria unable to protect footprints

    An Apollo Bay couple has documented more than 1000 dinosaur fossil footprints near Skenes Creek, but Museums Victoria says it isn’t involved in protecting them.

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  • Art provides therapy for Yonie

    Barongarook mixed-medium artist Yonie Tiljak went through a “massive” life change in the past year but diving into her art has helped her cope and create free-flowing works of art.

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