Articles by Naomi Newcombe

  • 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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  • 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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