Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Council seeks tender for sports ground lights

    Time is running out for contractors to tender for sports lighting upgrades at four footy and cricket ovals across Colac and district.

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  • Home fund for municipalities

    Developers and landowners in Colac and district can apply to share in an $80-million State Government cash injection into social housing.

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  • Bay’s battery power study

    Apollo Bay has signed up for a battery power study that could help the coastal town boost its solar power use and minimise blackouts.

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  • Rape charge cops eight-year sentence

    A jury found the 45-year-old guilty of one count of rape last week, following a four-day trial at County Court at Geelong.

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  • 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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