Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Trash tossers torment traders

    Illegal dumpers are unloading their trash onto Colac businesses, with traders wearing the cost and urging residents to keep an eye peeled for suspicious behaviour. ABS Colac’s Tim Phillips was this week forced to clean out his scrap metal bin and foot the bill, after partyers staked out his dumpsters and filled them with food […]

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  • Centre unveils new-look gym

    Colac’s Bluewater gym will reopen this month, with new equipment and a fresh music system ready to greet users.

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  • Missing tools and trailer

    Police are appealing for information following a burglary and theft of a trailer and tools at Winchelsea.

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  • Telstra plan seeks resident feedback

    Residents have two weeks left to have their say on a proposed 40-metre Telstra tower at Wongarra.

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  • Dino dig must wait

    A proposed dino dig near Cape Otway has been tentatively slated for early next year, after the coronavirus crisis put the kibosh on works last month.

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  • A long journey to citizenship

    More than 60 years after first setting foot in Australia, Birregurra’s Seona Gunn is set to officially become a citizen. 

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  • Police seeking pair to assist inquiries

    Colac police want to speak to two men about separate incidents, including an assault and a brazen television theft from a Colac store.

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  • Stolen vehicle found burned and dumped at Winchelsea

    A vehicle stolen from Cressy and dumped near Winchelsea is the latest in a string of abandonments across the region.

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