Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Affordable housing proposed

    Colac Otway Shire Council should sell the former Apollo Bay Preschool property to the State Government to develop into affordable housing, a council report recommends.

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  • Vehicle could be forfeited

    A man who bought a car from a Colac woman on the cheap will likely lose his wheels, a court has heard.

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  • Trip proves costly

    A Colac man on the state’s sex offender list has received a $1500 fine for heading interstate without properly notifying authorities.

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  • Bike’s passenger shocks police

    A motorbike rider who shocked police by transporting a child without any safety gear has lost his wheels and will face court.

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  • Good note for timber petition

    A successful petition has saved a local Otways timber harvesting business from shutting up shop.

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  • Mum and son guilty after Colac assault

    A Colac mother and son who assaulted a woman in their home have escaped convictions but must be on their best behaviour for a year.

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  • Colac Otway gears up for Games extravaganza

    Colac Otway Shire could put its hand up for cycling and mountain biking at Victoria’s Commonwealth Games – or at least reap the benefits of a tourism boom.  

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  • Reprimand for unauthorised wildlife care work

    A Colac magistrate has reprimanded a woman who raised wildlife illegally, calling her actions “misguided”.

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