Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • News briefs: tree on car, dodgy driver and booze burg

    A tree has fallen on a vehicle at Lorne, while emergency responders have attended multiple callouts to clear district roads.

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  • Hope is fading for fisherman

    Stormy weather halted the search for a missing fisherman who was lost in the water near Lorne last week.

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  • Forest fireys taking action

    Green-shirt firefighters have started industrial action for better pay, fresh from battling blazes in the Otways.

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  • Out of range: historic rifle club aiming for new location

    A 147-year-old Colac club will lose its home in February as the last active rifle range in the shire shuts down.

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  • Example of the entrance to Urgent Care at the Colac Hospital

    Urgent care tips 10,000

    Colac hospital’s urgent care department is continuing to see almost 4000 more patients than it is equipped for.

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  • More calls to use district bus

    “If we don’t use it, we will lose it.” That’s what advocates are urging ahead of the return of the Colac-to-Lorne summer bus.

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  • Resident’s reflections on decades with diabetes

    “If you’ve got it, don’t disrespect it – there are others who haven’t made it this far.”

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  • Annual report refers to fake patients fallout

    Actions following the “Fake Patients” saga at Colac’s hospital included fostering a safe “speak up” culture for staff to raise issues and a public apology.

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