Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • RATES GOING UP: Colac Otway draft budget predicts $2-million deficit

    Colac Otway Shire ratepayers are facing a 3.5-per-cent rate rise under the council’s draft 2023-24 budget. 

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  • Council to review aged-care service

    Colac and district at-home aged care and disability services could be in for a shake-up, with Colac Otway Shire Council weighing up whether its service will remain viable.

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  • Councillor seeks more clarity over return of beacon

    Apollo Bay and coastal communities will soon know the timeline and actions the Colac Otway Shire Council intends to take to reinstall an iconic Marengo landmark.

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  • Drunken motorist crashed into pole

    A man who drove his vehicle into a power pole while more than three times the legal alcohol limit is off the road for the next year.

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  • Kitchen grant for Cape Otway park

    Cape Otway holiday park Bimbi Park is getting ready for a quarter-of-a-million-dollar facelift to its camp kitchen with a grant from the Federal Government.

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  • Grab a bargain to help Camp Quality

    Colac’s Camp Quality convoy is hosting its major fundraising indoor market this weekend to support children diagnosed with cancer and their families.

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  • Council stands firm on coastal policies

    Colac Otway Shire councillors have made a strong statement they will fight to protect Apollo Bay’s skate park and won’t let the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority dictate coastal policy.

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  • Coastal cycling race causes road closures

    Thousands of cyclists will make their way through the Colac district tomorrow for a cycling race, causing traffic disruptions.

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