Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Cannabis and cash seized

    Police have seized drugs and tens of thousands of dollars in cash from a Barongarook property with help from community tips. 

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  • Action on sexual harassment

    An auditor’s survey indicates that 8.7 per cent of Colac Otway Shire Council staff have either experienced or witnessed sexual harassment, the council says. But the council also says it has worked hard to address the concerning statistic, with a leading regional gender equality advocate commending the action. The figure comes off the back of […]

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  • 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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