Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Nick’s 30 years of dedication

    Colac’s Nick Stewart might look young for a 30-year-veteran, but that he is.

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  • Scrutiny over farming land building plan

    Colac Otway Shire Council’s planning committee will decide whether to give the green light to building a dwelling on farming land at Elliminyt.

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  • Rising homelessness puts pressure on city, district rent squeeze worsens

    Homelessness and family violence agencies have supported more than 600 households in Colac Otway Shire in the past year.

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  • Offender avoids prison for Camperdown theft

    A man who helped rob a Camperdown service station has avoided jail.

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  • Suspended driver likely to face drugs charges

    A driver has lost his wheels, $1500 and his drug stash after being intercepted during a Colac police road operation.

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  • Rocks block Otway route

    Motorists on Skenes Creek Road have encountered roadblocks of monolithic proportions.

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  • Locals fed up with trash

    Long weekend holidaymakers have left trailer loads of rubbish at popular free Otways campgrounds, with locals calling on park managers for a trash solution.

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  • Ocean skills centre could boost feamle leadership

    A proposed ocean safety skills centre at Apollo Bay would encourage female leadership role models and make Victoria the “surf education state”, organisers say.

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