Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Council reopens facilities except indoor sport

    Visitor centres at Colac and Apollo Bay will reopen today, along with Colac’s cinemas and artist space.

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  • Sand deliveries for Bay beaches

    Apollo Bay beaches will receive a helping hand over the next few weeks, with sand renourishment happening at Main Beach, Marengo and Skenes Creek.

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  • Beeac traffic to be monitored

    Colac Otway Shire Council will count the vehicles travelling through Beeac after receiving a petition from residents.

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  • Council shells out for big rig replacement

    The council recently awarded a contract to buy a nine-metre truck and trailer for more than $387,000.  

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  • Police seeking info on dangerous thief

    A “dangerous petrol thief” who evaded police has struck at Colac, with police appealing to the public for information to help catch him.

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  • Beauty and the greased: lovebirds gaining Ford momentum

    Meet Dale McGoldrick and the two great loves of his life: his fiancé Ange and his middle-aged mistress, a 1971 four-speed V8 Ford Falcon XY.

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  • Radio debacle: council out of pocket with useless telecom system

    Colac Otway Shire Council will continue to pay for a two-way radio system it doesn’t use, while management will provide a full report into what one councillor has labelled “a debacle”.

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  • Councillors set to travel to Canberra

    Three Colac Otway Shire councillors will represent the municipality at a local government conference at Canberra this month, while the council has pushed its June meeting back a day.  

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