Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Super show for skygazers

    Stargazers will be hoping for a break in the cloud cover tonight so they can drink in an impressive and rare lunar spectacle.

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  • Supermarket brawl leads to penalty

    A Camperdown man involved in a group fight at a supermarket was picking up groceries for his mum, a court has heard.

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  • Shire must double its house stock

    Hundreds more social housing dwellings are required to meet the need within Colac Otway Shire, a new report says.

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  • MP wants new squad to speed up approval

    Polwarth communities are suffering from a land squeeze and the state planning authority’s “glacial speed” is holding up local developers and builders, a Colac MP says.

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  • Call for a sensible lockdown approach

    A Colac business advocacy group wants the State Government to avoid lumping the whole state together when it comes to COVID restrictions.

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  • PUT IN A GRANNY FLAT: Council encourages landowners to build in back yards

    More granny flats and bungalows could help with Colac’s housing crunch, and Colac Otway Shire Council will write to owners of vacant properties in a bid to speed up supply.

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  • More rod-ready fish for Colac anglers

    Anglers can reel in thousands more fish at Lake Colac as a historic fish stocking continues.

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  • Harbour cash: State Budget injects $3 million into Apollo Bay facility

    Apollo Bay’s harbour will receive $3.4 million for critical works that will secure its future and bring in more boats to call the port home.

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