Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Council rebuffs climate alliance

    Colac Otway Shire Council has declined to help establish a regional climate alliance.

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  • Early tick for draft loo plan

    Residents and ratepayers will be able to have a say on a million-dollar toilet revamp in central Colac.

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  • ALC staff get jab at work

    An on-site vaccination clinic has helped deliver nearly 200 Pfizer jabs to workers who were at the forefront of Colac’s COVID crisis last year.

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  • Mystery acronym might have Colac link

    Torquay investigators recovered this old wooden box, believed to be stolen and thought to have come from the Colac area.

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  • Shoppers rush to beat lockdown deadline

    Colac’s CBD bustled in the ensuing hours after Saturday’s snap lockdown announcement, which provided just a two-hour window before regional Victoria plunged back into stay-at-home rules.

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  • Racing cup visit scratched

    The latest COVID lockdown has once again quashed plans for the Melbourne Cup trophy to visit Apollo Bay.

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  • Recognition for volunteers

    Today is National Meals on Wheels Day, which recognises the staff and volunteers who distribute meals and provide company for older and vulnerable citizens.

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  • Big welcome for Samoans

    Community leaders have rolled out the welcome mat for Colac’s newest arrivals, although a snap lockdown announcement cut the occasion short.

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