Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • Inflation impacts council

    Colac Otway Shire councillors have endorsed an easier-to-read draft budget that features a 3.5 per cent rate rise and a $2.19-million deficit.

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  • Brain injury leads to dismissal of case

    A 47-year-old man who breached an intervention order in 2019 has avoided sentencing due to his challenging personal circumstances.

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  • Firefighter shortage hits crew

    Yeodene’s Rural Fire Brigade needs volunteers to help it continue serving and protecting the Yeodene community.  

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  • Council ceases offset purchase

    Colac Otway Shire Council has stopped paying for emissions offsets until the community can have its say on the shire’s Environment Strategy and Climate Action Plan.

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  • New design out for Winch hut

    Surf Coast Shire community members can give their feedback on community-led designs for the replacement of Winchelsea’s riverside Mud Hut shelter.

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  • Colac Otway Shire staff protest to save jobs

    A lower standard of care and potential job losses is the motivation behind a Colac Otway Shire Council staff petition aiming to keep the council delivering in-home aged care services.

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  • Man fined after house raid uncovers cannabis

    A Colac man has promised to stay out of trouble for the next year after police raided his house for cannabis.

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  • Fostering a love of reading for Colac and district bubs

    Colac West’s Rotary Club has delivered more books to the Colac Maternal and Child Health Centre to continue the club’s Books for Bubs program.

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