Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • No immediate plans for shipwreck path

    A parks authority will investigate building a track to a hidden shipwreck memorial at Moonlight Head, but has ruled out anything in the short term.  

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  • A question for Colac vandals

    “What is in the heart of someone who wilfully smashes the property of strangers” – that’s what Colac’s Michael and Robyn Barrand want to know.

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  • Council blocks deck bar plans

    An Apollo Bay business must go back to the drawing board over plans for a “glasshouse”-like deck bar, following debate about the Bay’s streetscape.

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  • Festival considers move to Birre

    The Falls Festival could be coming to Birregurra district.

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  • Retiree tilting Wannon seat

    Gilbert Wilson has plenty of reasons to throw his hat in the ring for Colac and district’s federal seat.

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  • Positive report card for swamp project

    Groundwater levels in an Otways aquifer keep improving, a report says, as a program created to heal waterways in the region continues.

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  • Breakneck breakfast drive

    A woman will face court after allegedly driving at breakneck speed along a residential street at Elliminyt – apparently in the search for breakfast.  

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  • Volunteer avoids conviction for violence

    A dedicated Daylesford district volunteer has escaped a conviction at Colac’s court after pleading guilty to family violence charges.

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