Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • New thylacine search is on

    An independent big cat researcher says a new testing method could help confirm once and for all the existence of panthers and thylacines in the Otways.

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  • Cool concept to protect bats

    Sprinklers will help bats at Colac’s botanic gardens keep cool through the worst of summer heat, an animal activist MP says. 

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  • MASSIVE BOOST: $272M cash splash for Great Ocean Road

    The Great Ocean Road and important inland routes will get a $272-million safety boost from the State Government, with hopes that key Colac and district roads will benefit from the cash splash.

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  • Beetles derail timber exports

    A Victorian forestry body is calling on the Federal Government to clean up the act of rogue traders that have sparked a suspension of timber log exports to China.  

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  • Appeal for missing man

    Police are appealing for information about missing man Jacob Conway.

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  • Air rescue after snake bite

    An air ambulance had to ferry a bushwalker to hospital following a snake bite on the Great Ocean Walk.

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  • Council unites to decide new mayor

    Cr Kate Hanson is Colac Otway Shire’s new mayor and will lead the council for the next year. 

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  • Councillors to decide new mayor

    Colac Otway Shire councillors will appoint a new mayor tonight but have so far kept quiet about who it might be.

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