Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Groups set to share $200,000 in grants

    Colac Otway Shire Council will include more than $200,000 in community cash grants in its draft budget, with a second round of more than $100,000 still up for grabs.

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  • Boost for roads, paths

    More than a dozen infrastructure projects across Colac Otway Shire could soon get underway thanks to a $1.74-million Federal Government kickstart.

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  • Meeting to remain online

    The community will have to watch today’s Colac Otway Shire Council meeting online, with tightened coronavirus restrictions stalling the gallery’s return this month.

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  • Jail over Colac man’s death

    A man will spend four years in jail over the manslaughter of a Colac man at Geelong’s Eastern Beach last year.

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  • Lives at risk: residents urging action at intersection

    Residents and police are repeating calls for safety improvements at a notorious Elliminyt intersection following a three-car crash that hospitalised two drivers.

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  • Climate policies back on agenda

    Colac Otway Shire Council could discuss a climate emergency petition at its July public meeting, regardless of COVID-19 restrictions.

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  • Dumb drifters trash Alvie’s turf

    An Alvie groundskeeper has blasted hoons who chewed up the reserve’s pristine oval with drifts and doughnuts over the weekend.

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  • Scores of Colac playground submissions

    Scores of residents have had their say on play at Colac’s Memorial Square.

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