Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Speeders disappoint road officers

    A host of Christmas speeders will lose their licenses after reaching hoon speeds at Warncoort.

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  • Police praise Otways rescue

    A young boy airlifted from Wye River has been released from hospital in time for Christmas, and police have located a missing motorcyclist who crashed in the Otways.

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  • Expansion plans for Otways camp

    New facilities for a free Otways campground will help the site host thousands more campers every year.

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  • Road police lead Colac drug busts

    Targeted road police operations in Colac explain a surge in drug offences, the area’s police boss says, while Colac Highway Patrol is leading the state in the crackdown.  

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  • Christmas blaze guts Winchelsea shed

    A fire has gutted a shed at a Winchelsea property on Christmas Day.

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  • Violence victims can access help

    A drop in Colac’s latest family violence figures is likely due to a drop in reporting, a police area boss says.

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  • RSL secures backing to reopen

    Colac’s RSL will open its doors to the public from early next week, with celebrations on the cards for New Year’s Eve.

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  • MP named new Trade Minister

    Colac’s Federal MP is now Australia’s Trade Minister and he says boosting tourism is high on the agenda.

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