Articles by Jacob Traynor
Candidates debate funds
Candidates for Colac and district’s electoral division are both pointing to levels of federal funding to make their case.
MP presenting petition for crummy roads committee
A regional MP for Colac and district has presented a petition calling for a committee review into the state of the state’s roads.
Port plan pulled after last rebuff
A shipping company director says his firm has abandoned three-year plans to transport cattle from King Island through the Port of Apollo Bay after being refused once again by the port’s authority.
City turns out for final shoot
One of Colac’s oldest sporting clubs has gone out with a bang, with a community day closing the chapter on more than 147 years of history.
Guilty plea in fatal crash
A drink-driver is pleading guilty to charges involving a crash that killed a Deans Marsh woman south of Winchelsea.
Former developer’s newsprint purchase
A former Colac property developer has bought a Tasmanian mill that is also the country’s last producer of newsprint.
Good chance for business to boom
Business could be booming across Colac these next two weekends, with the city set to host back-to-back junior basketball tournaments.
A mystery passenger
An unexpected passenger has been tickling funny bones across Colac.