Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Land kept in reserve amid housing shortage

    There is residential land that is good to go in Colac, with Colac Otway Shire Council pushing development as one of its big targets.  

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  • Apollo Bay has recipe for TV stardom

    Apollo Bay is about to hit primetime television, after one of the country’s top reality cooking shows filmed an episode at its iconic harbour.

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  • Council leader resigns

    Colac Otway Shire Council will search for a new chief executive, after its current boss announced he would step down in July.

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  • First Peoples support state reconciliation plan

    A First People’s spokesperson has praised a new-truth telling initiative that will look at injustices against Victorian Traditional Owners since European settlers arrived.

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  • Connor Street part-closed next week

    A key Colac street in front of Colac’s health services will close for roadworks next weekend.

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  • Search for truck crash witnesses

    A truck driver who was following another truck before a fatal crash north of Cobden could hold answers to the incident, with police urging them to get in touch.

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  • Bumper trade: eateries have busiest weekend since coronavirus hit

    Colac traders have reported their busiest weekend since the start of COVID, reigniting the conversation about more businesses opening on Sundays and public holidays.

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  • Campsite proves popular

    They hadn’t planned on staying at Meredith Park, but they sure weren’t complaining.

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