Articles by Jacob Traynor
Camperdown break-ins prompt police appeal
Camperdown police are encouraging people to keep an eye out following three break-ins at the town in a week.
Cyclist signs lose flashing lights
A roads authority will remove flashing lights from controversial safety signs on the Deans Marsh-Lorne Road after a long campaign from residents.
Police ramping up patrols
Colac Highway Patrol will crack down on impaired and speeding drivers in two traffic operations over the Christmas-New Year period.
Offenders steal Winchelsea bus
“Do yourself a favour and stop before you get too deep” – that’s the message from a Winchelsea resident fed up after offenders stole a school bus, smashed school building windows and trashed the town’s Christmas decorations.
Crime data reveals drug bust spike
Family violence reports in Colac Otway decreased at the height of the coronavirus crisis, latest crime data shows, but drug crime has more than doubled in a year.
Colac Otway tops neighbours in COVID fines
Police have handed out hundreds of COVID-19-related fines across the south-west region, including 146 in Colac Otway.
Colac’s Glad turns 106
Colac’s oldest resident is all smiles ahead of her 106th birthday.
Council chooses smaller projects
Colac Otway Shire Council has said no to using Federal Government grant money to build childcare facilities at Apollo Bay.