Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • 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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  • Court date set for Colac doc

    A doctor accused of rape and sexual misconduct towards patients and who practised in Colac last year will face court in July.

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  • Drivers transported to hospital

    A Swan Marsh man who was involved in a crash with a milk tanker remains in a condition.

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  • Barbecues are back in fashion

    Residents and visitors can throw another prawn on one of Colac’s most popular barbies again, with the burners near Colac’s Sculpture Park back online.

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  • Subdivision on the cards

    Colac Otway Shire Council will look at its options for council-owned land in Colac’s Bruce Street this month.

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