Articles by Jacob Traynor
Truck rollover “only matter of time”
It’s the accident they said was waiting to happen. Emergency services rushed to the scene of a truck rollover at the Colac-Ballarat Road roundabout at Colac East just after 8am Wednesday, after the heavy vehicle tipped trying to negotiate the intersection in heavy fog.
Council adopts draft budget
Colac Otway residents and ratepayers will have six weeks to have their say on a draft budget that proposes to raise rates by an average of 1.5 per cent and commit almost $1 million in COVID-19 relief.
Wheelie Waste wins big council contract
Colac Otway’s kerbside collector has just picked up the council’s biggest contract and will be responsible for all waste issues across the shire.
A Mother’s Day to remember
Mother’s Day presents don’t get much better than Roy Cuolahan.
Tech will nab more offenders
Dodgy drivers can no longer fly under the radar thanks to a special technology that is now a permanent fixture with Colac’s road police.
Council counting COVID-19 cost
Extra cleaning services because of COVID-19 could cost Colac Otway Shire Council $140,000 across the next six months.
Community members get work with council
People who have lost their jobs because of COVID-19 will get a gig with Colac Otway Shire Council as part of a million-dollar injection into the shire’s workforce.
Collector could sweep contract
A waste collection company that came to the rescue during last year’s recycling crisis is the frontrunner for Colac Otway Shire Council’s biggest contract.