Articles by: Naomi Newcombe

Reserve committee approved
Corangamite Shire Council has endorsed committee members for the Port Campbell Public Purpose Reserve, with one councillor calling for more volunteers.

Groups to receive funding
Corangamite Shire community groups will buy new windows, trees and equipment, thanks to a grants scheme.

Agent remains positive
A Colac real estate agent predicts the return of a balanced housing market despite interest rates continuing to increase.

Loss of licence for man caught drink driving
A man who moved to Colac to support his family in Vanuatu will ride his bike to work for the next 19 months after blowing almost four times the legal limit.

Court fine for young male hoon
“Don’t kill yourself or someone else for thrills.”

New pontoons ready at Bay
New pontoons are in place at Apollo Bay harbour for boaters to use over the summer holidays.

Barbecue shelter for Cobden park
Corangamite Shire Council has a clear vision of how Cobden’s Tandarook Park will look over the next 10 years, after adopting a masterplan for the open space.

Countback in January
Colac Otway Shire Council will wait another month to find out who will become its seventh councillor, after Joe McCracken’s election win in the upper house of State Parliament left a vacant seat.

University offers thrill graduates
Colac’s Morgan Brewer and Jasper Zabala were among more than 40,000 Victorian students to receive a first-round university offer this week.

Special support for gift appeal
Colac and district community members have helped families smile this Christmas, with Ray White Colac receiving more than 120 gifts for the Little Ray of Giving Christmas Gift Appeal.

Assault fine for man
A Colac man has one more chance to keep his record clean after assaulting his 14-year-old stepson.

Emissions cut for authority
The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority is on track to reach net zero carbon emissions for its operations by 2024.

Colac toy run a huge success
Mutiny Mob Social Motorcycle Club’s Christmas inaugural Colac toy appeal will return in 2023, after massive community support filled an entire Hilux van with donations.

Guilty plea in assault hearing
A Birregurra man who assaulted his neighbour but pleaded guilty early must pay a $400 fine.

New look for prominent site
Renovations have begun for AKD’s new office in Colac’s Bromfield Street.

Motorist loses his licence for refusing to pull over
A Timboon man who drove more than 1.5km through Colac with police following him will lose his licence for six months.