Articles by Jacob Traynor
Major items up for debate
A Colac land sale change-of-tack, Colac Otway community awards, a list of high-priority project funding and a big plan to rezone land at Elliminyt are all up for discussion at tonight’s council meeting.
500 lots: massive Elliminyt housing rezone planned
A proposed Elliminyt land development would deliver more than 500 lots of desperately-needed residential land to Colac’s market, a Colac Otway Shire Council report says.
Awards at Kana festival
Colac Otway Shire’s community award winners could receive their honours at Colac Kana Festival.
Learners receive honours
Colac’s award-winning homework club has celebrated the end of another successful year.
Bruce Street backflip
Colac Otway Shire Council is proposing a big project backflip over the sale of council-owned land in Colac.
Wetlands project tops council funding list
Colac Otway Shire Council is proposing to spend more than $2.4 million in Federal Government funding to develop wetlands at Elliminyt.
Chance to revamp entrance to Colac
Redesigning a Colac East roundabout could be a “golden opportunity” to beautify the city’s entrance and make a statement, a Colac Otway Shire councillor says.
Housing shortage on agenda for MP
A south-west Victorian crossbench MP has dropped into Colac to talk to residents and community leaders, with housing high on the agenda.