Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • No emergency for petitioners

    Colac Otway Shire Council has refrained from acknowledging a climate emergency, while backing its efforts towards net zero carbon emissions.

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  • Thefts easily stopped

    Nearly four out of five cars stolen in Colac and surrounds this year were left unlocked with the keys inside the vehicle, a detective says.

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  • Budget gets thumbs up

    Colac Otway Shire Council has endorsed its Covid-19 support budget with a rates increase, and a councillor has landed in hot water over a Facebook post.

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  • Final budget goes before councillors

    Colac Otway Shire Council will decide on a proposed rate rise and coronavirus care package this evening.

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  • Mayor blasts state inaction

    Authorities should have imposed a local lockdown on Colac soon after learning of its active COVID cases, mayor Jason Schram says.

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  • Petition decision tonight

    Colac Otway’s Climate Action Team will tune in to debate over its community petition today.

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  • Council increases support after outbreak

    Keep working to reduce the spread of COVID and remember – help is available, Colac Otway Shire Council says.

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  • Colac Area Health chief’s message to community

    Colac Area Health chief executive Fiona Brew says there will be more testing to meet demand, and asks anyone with even mild symptoms to go to Colac Area Health’s testing clinic immediately. 

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