Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Geelong accepts Colac Otway libraries

    Colac Otway libraries will officially jump over to Geelong’s system next year.

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  • Council to buy piece of school site

    Colac Otway Shire Council will buy part of the former Colac High School site and keep trying to acquire more.  

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  • Councillors back bat program

    A councillor’s move to suspend bat dispersal at the Colac Botanic Gardens has fallen flat.

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  • Big discussion for monster Colac Otway meeting

    Buying part of the former Colac High School site, suspending bat dispersal, cutting heritage red tape and changes to community committees are all on the table at tonight’s monster Colac Otway Shire Council meeting.

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  • Giant task to create 500 masks

    The Gellibrand community is busy making hundreds of reusable masks for volunteers and staff at the Royal Women’s Hospital.  

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  • Star-studded message of hope

    Famous faces and local health heroes have delivered messages of hope and support to more than 10,000 people across the region

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  • ANOTHER CASE: ALC staff tested after new confirmed COVID case

    Colac’s Australian Lamb Company has closed part of its production operations and more than 100 workers are in quarantine after an employee returned a positive test for COVID-19.

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  • Carbon neutral discussion

    A Colac Otway Shire Councillor wants the council to crack a carbon neutrality target in the next 10 months.  

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