Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Court backlog leaves cases in the lurch

    Colac and district lawyers say a growing court backlog means it’s taking months longer for victims and offenders to see justice.

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  • Charity convoy grateful for support

    A Crolac truckie is heaping praise on the local business community after receiving scores of donations for a charity auction and trivia event.

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  • Drug driver turns leaf

    A Colac woman charged with serial drug driving offences has impressed a magistrate with her turnaround.

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  • Christmas stoush: Colac to get Christmas tree, push for Bay split fails

    Colac Otway Shire councillor debate over funding a Colac Christmas tree has boiled over into dispute about a Colac-versus-Apollo Bay divide.

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  • Man to learn dog abuse penalty

    A Camperdown man has admitted to beating a dog, dangerous driving, breaching an intervention order and more, with a court to decide his punishment.

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  • Geelong, Surf Coast in lockdown

    Authorised workers travelling between Colac Otway Shire and Greater Geelong and Surf Coast will once again need a permit.  

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  • Councillor: Christmas cash should be split with Bay

    The Colac business community should chip in for a Memorial Square Christmas tree, a Colac Otway Shire Councillor says, so the council can spend more of its Christmas kitty at Apollo Bay.  

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  • State reveals reopening roadmap

    Colac and district households will be able to have 30 visitors for Christmas, the State Government hopes.

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