Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Hire-speed intercept on highway

    An interstate driver who was caught driving at nearly 170kmh on the Princes Highway at Irrewarra has told police he didn’t realise he was going that fast.

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  • Council approves tower at Birregurra sports ground

    A mobile phone tower at Birregurra is just waiting on the final okay from the town’s recreation reserve and the State Government.

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  • Second isolation challenges family

    COVID close contact isolation is impacting a Yeo family for the second time, with a mother and businesswoman reminding the community about the rules.  

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  • MPs differ on aged care

    Colac and district aged care facilities will get a Federal Government cash injection to help them shore up protection for the region’s older residents.

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  • RSL back in business

    The Colac RSL’s future is secure and an administrator has handed keys back over to its committee.

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  • Chief urges residents to follow rules following “disappointing” gatherings

    Colac’s local health chief is calling on residents to follow coronavirus restrictions after reports of multiple local gatherings last weekend.

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  • “Do the right thing”: mayor, police, chief

    Colac’s mayor, top cop and council chief and are calling on the city to keep doing the right thing in the wake of a second outbreak.  

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  • Chemical warfare waste worries

    Apollo Bay fishers and environmentalists want answers on the impact of seismic testing near an underwater chemical weapons dump in the Otway Basin.

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