Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Call for more train historians

    A love of trains and history has inspired volunteers to restore the Birregurra Railway Station and now with a $10,000 grant, they’re hoping to get more people involved.

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  • Boundaries for Surf Coast set to change

    Surf Coast Shire Council will become a multi-member ward commencing from the 2024 local government general elections in October.

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  • Shire restructured with seven wards

    When Corangamite Shire residents vote in the October council election, they will elect one councillor for each of the seven wards.

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  • Shipwreck’s area heritage listing

    Shipwreck historian Alan McLean has welcomed the decision to heritage list the landscape near Moonlight Head, where the Fiji vessel shipwrecked more than 130 years ago.

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  • Dressed for success

    Trinity College Colac students dressed in their bright colours on Friday for their annual swimming sports carnival.

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  • Train disruptions expected

    Colac and district train passengers including Swifties should keep an eye out on the PTV app and website for any potential train disruptions today.

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  • Locals share views on centre proposal

    Neighbours say the location of a proposed out-of-school hours childcare centre in Colac’s Hesse Street will limit children’s outdoor play, impact the area’s heritage significance and increase traffic.

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  • Resident’s asbestos concerns

    A man whose father died of asbestosis is worried about potential asbestos in a colossal mound of dirt at a Skenes Creek property.

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