Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Former Apollo Bay bank fetches high price

    A vacant commercial property on Apollo Bay’s main drag has smashed its reserve price by more than half a million dollars.

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  • Significant spike in COVID figures

    More than 100 new active COVID cases have appeared in Colac Otway Shire’s figures over the weekend, with the surge credited to the inclusion of rapid test cases.

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  • New Wye River bridge coming

    Construction on a stronger, wider and safer new bridge at Wye River will start mid-this year.

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  • Offer to get bay trail moving

    An Apollo Bay man says he will pay to build a proposed hiking trail that honours his late father, but authorities need to get a wriggle on to get the project shovel ready.

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  • Ministers in Colac sawmill talks

    Federal MPs have dropped into Colac to talk timber with one of the city’s biggest producers.

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  • Seniors eager to keep learning

    Colac and district’s third agers are back and ready to dive into a host of brain-training, entertaining and invigorating activities.

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  • Sports grounds to get lighting

    Lighting upgrades at four Colac district sporting grounds can soon get underway, with Colac Otway Shire Council awarding a million-dollar contract for the works.  

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  • Council will reinstate historic beacon

    Colac Otway Shire Council says it will reinstate a 160-year-old maritime beacon at Marengo, following calls from local historians for the structure’s return.

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