Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Connor Street part-closed next week

    A key Colac street in front of Colac’s health services will close for roadworks next weekend.

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  • Search for truck crash witnesses

    A truck driver who was following another truck before a fatal crash north of Cobden could hold answers to the incident, with police urging them to get in touch.

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  • Bumper trade: eateries have busiest weekend since coronavirus hit

    Colac traders have reported their busiest weekend since the start of COVID, reigniting the conversation about more businesses opening on Sundays and public holidays.

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  • Campsite proves popular

    They hadn’t planned on staying at Meredith Park, but they sure weren’t complaining.

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  • Call to prioritise worker housing

    Securing housing for workers is high on Apollo Bay’s priority list, with suggestions that a permit system for short-term rentals could help ease the strain on availability.

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  • Vandalism at oval

    Police are investigating after vandals deflated a vehicle’s tyres and left a nasty surprise in its tray at Colac’s Eastern Reserve.

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  • Top gun plane flies home

    She might be 82 years old, but she flies just fine – and now this piece of Colac and district’s aviation history has returned home to the Cressy airfield.  

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  • Rescuers back surf centre

    Rescuers who saved a family of four from drowning at a notorious surf rip have backed calls to urgently fund Apollo Bay’s proposed Victorian Blue Ocean Safety Skills centre.

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