Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • MPs differ on aged care

    Colac and district aged care facilities will get a Federal Government cash injection to help them shore up protection for the region’s older residents.

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  • RSL back in business

    The Colac RSL’s future is secure and an administrator has handed keys back over to its committee.

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  • Chief urges residents to follow rules following “disappointing” gatherings

    Colac’s local health chief is calling on residents to follow coronavirus restrictions after reports of multiple local gatherings last weekend.

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  • “Do the right thing”: mayor, police, chief

    Colac’s mayor, top cop and council chief and are calling on the city to keep doing the right thing in the wake of a second outbreak.  

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  • Chemical warfare waste worries

    Apollo Bay fishers and environmentalists want answers on the impact of seismic testing near an underwater chemical weapons dump in the Otway Basin.

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  • Mayor calling on community leaders

    “We need strong leaders who want the best for our community at the forefront of this recovery.”

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  • Uncertainty over lighthouse lease

    Cape Otway’s famous lighthouse could have to shut its doors for good if the State Government doesn’t extend a lease.  

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  • Flexible rates payments available

    Colac Otway ratepayers impacted by the COVID crisis should get in touch with the council to arrange an easier repayment plan, with rates notices to reach letterboxes soon.

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