Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • New cases in Colac Otway

    Health authorities have identified a new active COVID-19 case in Colac Otway in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of active cases in the shire to 10.

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  • Floodwater damages new culvert

    Flood waters have washed away part of a culvert at Carlisle River a year after it was built.  

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  • Power crew’s pristine view

    Powercor crews have caught sunrise from the best seats in the house while rolling out the heavy artillery to fix a fault at Swan Marsh.

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  • Geelong accepts Colac Otway libraries

    Colac Otway libraries will officially jump over to Geelong’s system next year.

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  • Council to buy piece of school site

    Colac Otway Shire Council will buy part of the former Colac High School site and keep trying to acquire more.  

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  • Councillors back bat program

    A councillor’s move to suspend bat dispersal at the Colac Botanic Gardens has fallen flat.

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  • Big discussion for monster Colac Otway meeting

    Buying part of the former Colac High School site, suspending bat dispersal, cutting heritage red tape and changes to community committees are all on the table at tonight’s monster Colac Otway Shire Council meeting.

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  • Giant task to create 500 masks

    The Gellibrand community is busy making hundreds of reusable masks for volunteers and staff at the Royal Women’s Hospital.  

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