Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Council pay rise to cost $37,000

    Colac Otway Shire Council will pay out an extra $37,000 to its councillors a year, with the shire’s deputy mayor set to earn the most generous increase.

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  • Eye to future with retinal technology

    Imagine using your smartphone to instantly identify livestock in the paddock or down a race.

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  • New tank for Bay fishers

    Apollo Bay fishers have a bigger, brand-new tank to help refuel their rigs.

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  • Plans lodged: Official documents outline Falls Festival aims

    The Birregurra district could become home to the iconic Falls Festival for the next five years.

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  • Solar savings for sports

    Coastal bowlers will be able to go ahead with a big solar upgrade with help from more than $10,000 in Federal Government cash.

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  • Guilty plea for baton assault

    A victim was assaulted with wooden batons and robbed after they tried to call 000 during a violent home invasion in Colac, a court has heard.

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  • Machine minds have a field day

    Colac Herald photographer Chloe Lang caught up with the crowd at Greg Allan Farm Machinery’s Demo Days.

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  • No criminal conviction for ALC

    A Colac abattoir has received a $55,000 fine but avoided a criminal conviction over a workplace incident.

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