Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Moustaches help save men’s lives

    Rescuers and resuscitators are letting their mos show this month to support men’s health. And recent COVID restriction changes mean people could be seeing a lot more facial hair over the next week. Colac Fire Brigade Lieutenant Dan Williams said he usually participated in Movember every year and had so far raised more than $300 […]

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  • Fire destroys Colac home

    A woman has escaped a housefire that razed a Colac home.

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  • Arrest over armed robbery

    Police are appealing for witnesses following a brazen armed robbery at a Cobden service station.

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  • Lorne road retaining wall almost done

    Road crews are reportedly almost finished stabilisation of the Deans Marsh-Lorne Road after a landslip in June.

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  • Fencing gone from roadway

    Barricading around a Stodart Street stormwater pit is gone and works are scheduled for early next year, Colac Otway Shire Council says.

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  • BP plans progress

    A new service station at Colac East will be a BP, planning documents show, and there will also be a café at the site.

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  • Vote to fund Bay childcare

    Colac Otway Shire Council could use $1 million in Federal Government funding to build childcare facilities at Apollo Bay.

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  • Rock groynes to protect Bay

    Work on permanent structures to fight coastal erosion at Apollo Bay will begin early next year, with the community praising the “good start”.

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