Articles by Jacob Traynor
Warm welcome for new chief
Colac Otway Shire’s mayor has welcomed the council’s newly appointed boss and thanked its outgoing chief.
The council appointed Anne Howard as its new chief executive last week.
Council budget faces scrutiny
Colac Otway Shire councillors have encouraged council staff to look at making changes to the 2021-22 draft budget, and community members have asked for more clarity on responses to submissions.
Vital project: new initiative to face men’s family violence
A new program starting in Colac this week will help keep men who might use family violence reverse their responses and stay connected with their families.
Brothers earn convictions for Colac assault
Two local brothers have been convicted over a coward’s punch incident at a Colac nightclub.
Burglary stats down across Colac Otway
COVID has put a dint in burglars’ behaviour in Colac Otway Shire, new data shows, with more people hanging around home during the pandemic.
Fox attack: victim issues warning after Birre mauling
An 80-year-old Birregurra marathon runner’s bloody tangle with a vicious fox has ended with a rabies shot and a warning about taking on feral animals.
Bridge collapses as truck crosses
A truck driver who luckily escaped injury when a bridge collapsed beneath his vehicle at Chapple Vale says the bridge’s pylons were “absolutely rotten”.
Council selects its new leader
Acting Surf Coast chief Anne Howard will become Colac Otway Shire Council’s new council boss.