Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Council discusses long-term waste plan

    Colac Otway Shire Council wants to lock in a new plan that would guide how it manages rubbish and waste for the next nine years.  

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  • Colac vehicle take-away

    Cravings for fried chicken have proved costly for a suspended driver in Colac.

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  • Development plan needs council approval

    A proposed development plan could help prepare more than 46 hectares of residential land in Colac West for subdivision into hundreds of lots.

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  • COVID fine for alleged drink driver

    An alleged drink driver will face court after crashing into a fence at Elliminyt, with two people also copping COVID fines.

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  • Speed limit cut: Murray Street down to 40kmh under $1.9 million changes

    Colac’s mayor and a road safety advocate have praised a move to reduce the city’s main thoroughfare to 40kmh and welcomed announced pedestrian safety upgrades in central Colac.

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  • No staff cuts for walks

    A Crown land manager has refuted claims that it reduced staff numbers for a popular coastal attraction at Apollo Bay.  

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  • Samoans arrive tomorrow

    Forty new workers from Samoa will arrive in Colac this weekend, with the city ready to roll out the welcome mat.

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  • Colac receives millions for 40kmh Murray Street

    The speed limit along Colac’s Murray Street will drop to 40kmh during the day, with the Federal Government spending $1.9 million to install electronic signs and other traffic treatments in central Colac. 

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