Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Colac Otway locks in spending plans

    Colac Otway Shire Council has locked in its new spending plans for the next four years.

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  • “Vanilla” budget approved

    Colac Otway Shire councillors have shaken up a “vanilla” 2021-22 budget at the eleventh hour, directing staff to shave off $200,000 for the group to spend later.  

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  • Councillors back from Canberra

    Colac Otway Shire councillors used a local government conference at Canberra to network with other councils and raise the shire’s housing crunch.

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  • Cup heading to district

    One of Australia’s most sought-after pieces of silverware is heading to Apollo Bay and the coveted trophy will also cause a buzz at Coragulac.

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  • Early morning car crash leaves driver in hospital

    A Camperdown man has been airlifted to hospital following an early-morning crash at Cressy.

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  • Offender jailed over drug find at train station

    A Camperdown man caught with 20 grams of the drug ice at a train station has received a prison sentence.

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  • Appeal to find calf

    The owner of a calf that went missing from Cobden has appealed for its return.

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  • Time for action: councillor calls to declare worker housing crisis

    Colac Otway Shire Council should declare a worker housing crisis, a coastal councillor says.

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