Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • District drug crimes spike

    Colac Otway has recorded its second-highest level of crime in a decade, but the increase is largely because of new COVID offences.

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  • Rotary donation boosts hospital care

    Volunteers have helped Colac’s hospital secure a new piece of vital urgent care equipment.

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  • Call to change tax break to help Bay housing

    Negative gearing is making it harder for locals and workers to secure housing at Apollo Bay, business leaders say.  

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  • Call to invest in Colac conservaton jobs

    Colac could be well placed for conservation jobs investment, a new report says.

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  • Council advised to sell land

    Colac Otway Shire Council should try and sell land in Bruce Street for residential development, a council report recommends.  

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  • Teens questioned over assault

    Police have arrested and interviewed five teenagers over a brazen assault in Colac’s Gellibrand Street that hospitalised a man with stab wounds.

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  • Hundreds relying on subsidy

    More than 500 businesses in Colac and district have relied on JobKeeper payments in December, with mixed feelings about the approaching end of the wage subsidy.

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  • Baking legend farewelled

    Colac’s Lindsay Hulm will be remembered for his lifetime as a baker, a community leader and a dedicated family man.

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