Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Community weighs in on new division

    Scores of people and organisations have objected to proposed changes to Colac and district’s federal electorates.

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  • Boozy driver “way over”

    A 55-year-old woman faces a challenging return home after police allegedly caught her behind the wheel at more than four times the legal limit near Winchelsea.

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  • Bay reveals action list to help house workers

    Temporary housing for Apollo Bay’s next tourism season could be on the cards, while officials could also ask people to put their homes on the rental market instead of AirBnb.

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  • “Take the mower – leave the battery”

    Investigators want information about a stolen lawn mower that could help catch bumbling thieves.

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  • Music-loving pair record milestone

    He was a blow-in who became a familiar voice on Colac’s airwaves in the 1970s and she was Colac born and bred – now, they have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

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  • Praise for twilight footy

    Officials and spectators agree: it was the biggest home-and-away match crowd that Colac had seen.

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  • Locals rally: community reaches out after fire guts family home

    The Colac and district community has rallied around a Warrion family after a housefire razed their home to the ground.

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  • Proposal to share rural school buses

    Giving the wider public access to school buses could help more people in Colac Otway get from A to B.
    But authorities would need to take a close look at the details, with the community able to have a say.

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