Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Shire welcomes newest citizens

    Colac Otway Shire is set to welcome five new Australian citizens during a special ceremony today.

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  • Arrest over broken windows

    Police have arrested a man who allegedly smashed stained-glass windows at a Winchelsea pub.

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  • Local cases trend down

    Colac Otway Shire has recorded 80 new COVID cases over three days, but the shire’s active case count has dropped nearly 25 per cent.

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  • Motorcycle crash claims local

    A Barongarook man has died in a motorcycle crash at Dreeite, with police investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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  • Forty years of fun and games

    The Warrion Playgroup is celebrating 40 years, with hundreds of families through its doors – and its leader is still just as passionate.

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  • Ceremony will include Colac doc

    Former Colac surgeon Dominique Robert will soon become one of Colac Otway’s newest Australians.  

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  • Our next big sporting hope?

    Could the Commonwealth Games come to Colac and district?

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  • Booze brothers removed from road

    Two Colac district brothers caught drink driving and playing a game of boozy musical chairs will be off the road for almost a year.

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