Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Final spending spree for outgoing council

    Dozens of Colac Otway community groups, events and businesses could each soon receive thousands of dollars to help with projects, equipment and upgrades.  

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  • Candidate a coastal voice on council

    A data-driven infrastructure expert is riding a groundswell of coastal support towards Colac Otway Shire Council’s upcoming election.  

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  • Candidate shares vision

    Colac’s Marg White has answered the call for more women to step forward in Colac Otway Shire Council’s coming election.  

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  • Friends group for rail trail

    A potential Friends of the Old Beechy Rail Trail group could help secure the track, while a host of public hall and reserve committees have made a technical switch.

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  • Bomb squad called in for device

    A suspected incendiary device let off in front of a Colac property has rattled residents and sparked an investigation.

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  • Playgrounds will open, but skateparks stay closed

    Colac Otway playgrounds will reopen across the shire on Monday but skateparks will remain closed under the slight COVID-19 restriction ease.

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  • MP wants mandatory quarantine after Melbourne appointments

    People who attend medical appointments in Melbourne should have to self-isolate afterwards, Colac’s MP says.

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  • 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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