Articles by Jacob Traynor
Council seeks input on spending rules
Colac Otway Shire Council should spend its money on renewing assets rather than building new ones, a proposed policy suggests.
Lorne’s costumed customers return
Lorne’s most celebrated shoppers are back in the habit.
GFL and women’s footy finals plan announced
AFL Barwon footy officials have released their finals plan for the Geelong league, which scraps round 17 and moves straight into a top-6 series over three weeks.
Council rebuffs climate alliance
Colac Otway Shire Council has declined to help establish a regional climate alliance.
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.
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.
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.
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.