Articles by Jacob Traynor
Neighbours divided on plan
The closest neighbours to a proposed 1.6-million-bird chicken meat farm at Birregurra have thrown their support behind the venture.
Terms shed light on issues
Councillor behaviour, CEO support, meetings, conflicts and handling of matters with “serious risk to health and safety” are all specific focuses for Colac Otway Shire Council’s new eagle-eye overseer.
Submitters want volunteers
Community speakers have backed a return of volunteers to the Colac Visitor Information Centre, while councillors have made sure the final decision will be made at COPACC, not Apollo Bay.
Hart Street Care centre objectors to speak
Traffic, noise and parking are among the chief concerns of objectors to a proposed $1.2-million childcare centre at Elliminyt.
Chicken farm permit submitters to speak
Opponents to a proposed chicken meat farm at Birregurra have invoked cultural heritage, river pollution and the growling grass frog in a bid to stop the project going ahead. The farm plan has been embroiled in planning opposition since last year, with nine objections proceeding to a verbal-submissions hearing on Wednesday. The application is for […]
Submitters to speak on Colac visitor services
More than twenty community submissions are calling for Colac’s Visitor Information to stay open – with seven people ready to lobby Colac Otway Shire Council further this week.
Report highlights Bay housing crisis
Apollo Bay has more than twice as many holiday stays than long-term rentals, a new report says, and is one of the hardest-hit towns in the country by Airbnbs.
Colac pokies players spend $31K a day
There might be a cost-of-living crisis, but Colac pokie players are on track to lose more money in a year than ever before – with more than $31,000 disappearing into local machines every day.