Articles by Jacob Traynor
ANOTHER CASE: ALC staff tested after new confirmed COVID case
Colac’s Australian Lamb Company has closed part of its production operations and more than 100 workers are in quarantine after an employee returned a positive test for COVID-19.
Carbon neutral discussion
A Colac Otway Shire Councillor wants the council to crack a carbon neutrality target in the next 10 months.
Airfield upgrade plans soar
Upgrades at Colac’s airfield are at the planning stage, with shovels potentially hitting dirt in late spring.
Historic speech kept by digger
A local historian has shared a document belonging to a Second World War digger.
Alleged offender remains behind bars
A Winchelsea man who allegedly breached a protection order and spat at police will wait to face court behind bars.
Bats leave gardens but concerns still remain
Noise and light works have successfully scared off grey-headed flying foxes from the Colac Botanic Gardens.
Goal in sight
Colac Otway Shire Council could take the next step towards a community sporting space at the Colac High School site, with long-awaited paddock finally up for grabs.
Love blossoms as war rages
It was toward the end of the Second World War when the Colac girl met the tall boy from Streaky Bay. The wartime romance would develop into a lifelong partnership.