Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Public dental patients waiting 10 months

    Colac public dental patients face a shorter wait for care than most of the state, new figures show.

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  • Electric feel: local Tesla drivers leading the charge

    “After you’ve had an electric car, you wouldn’t buy an internal combustion vehicle again.”

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  • Accident impacts on traffic

    Emergency services have attended the scene of a crash at Birregurra.

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  • Bottle shop vote is today

    A proposed big-name bottle shop in Apollo Bay’s main street could receive a green light, amid scores of objections from community members.

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  • Great preparation for contest

    Colac’s junior firefighters are reading to run out the hoses this weekend, with the city hosting a field of brigades from across the region.

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  • State Government backs Colac West plan

    Colac Otway Shire Council will start on a plan to co-ordinate land development in Colac’s west, with the help of $150,000 in State Government cash.

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  • 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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