Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Colac’s MP delivering the goods

    A state MP’s office has helped deliver essentials to a score of Colac and district households in quarantine.

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  • Special day for Vietnam Vets

    A Vietnam War veteran has hoisted the Australian flag in Colac’s Memorial Square to commemorate Long Tan Day.

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  • “Colourful language” sneaks into hearing

    Colac’s MP says the “colourful language” intruding on a parliamentary committee meeting is not his.

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  • Australians outgunned in New Guinea battle

    Apollo Bay’s Robert “Darcy” McMinn and his mates were outmanned and outgunned when Japanese forces stormed their garrison in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea.

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  • Road crashes down thanks to pandemic

    Colac and district emergency responders are attending fewer traffic crashes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Elections go ahead for shires

    Council elections including Colac Otway will go ahead in October despite a renewed push to defer them.

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  • Surefer’s close encounter with shark

    A surfer has spent a nervous half hour parked above a large shark off the Princetown coast.

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  • Mystery car crashes on highway

    Police are making inquiries about a ditched vehicle at Colac West.

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