Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Edible plants on strips ‘not recommended’

    Edible plants are back on the menu in Colac Otway Shire streets – although it’s not recommended.

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  • Mixed views on new short-stay levy proposal

    Changes to the State Government’s short-stay levy bill which propose to give councils the power to ban people renting their properties through holiday platforms have received mixed reactions.

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  • Council signs $943K contract

    Colac Otway Shire Council has awarded a major cleaning contract worth almost $1 million to a company headquartered in Sydney.

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  • Approval for Hart Street centre

    Colac Otway Shire Council has approved a controversial proposed childcare centre at Elliminyt.

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  • Community will have say on park

    Community members will get a say on whether free camping should remain at Meredith Park.

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  • Council set to discuss Meredith Park’s future

    Should camping be banned at Lake Colac’s Meredith Park? That’s the question Colac Otway Shire Council is looking at, with community members tipped to get a say early next year.

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  • Land could link Lake to highway

    Surplus school land could help create a new key road linking Lake Colac and the Princes Highway.

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  • Report recommends no lake swim events

    Council should not support swimming or water-skiing events on Lake Colac because of “fluctuating” water quality and insurance risks, a report recommends.

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