Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Mate saves surgeon by lake

    “There’s nothing like having your friend drop dead in front of you to remind yourself to brush up on CPR skills.”

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  • Driver unharmed in truck crash

    Country Fire Authority volunteers have worked to recover a rolled tanker from the side of a sharp drop on a winding arterial road in the Otways.

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  • Passion earns national honour

    Cape Otway’s Lizzie Corke has always had a passion for the environment; now that passion has earned her a national honour.

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  • DOB IN DRUGS: Local police campaign takes aim at rise in drug crime

    Dobbing in a drug dealer can slow community crime and help prevent family violence, Colac investigators say.

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  • Great result for gardens

    Colac’s iconic botanic gardens will likely stay greener through the summer thanks to a big funding boost from the State Government.

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  • Dad’s Porsche impounded after son caught speeding

    A Melbourne driver has some seriously awkward conversations ahead with his father, girlfriend and a magistrate, after police impounded his daddy’s Porsche outside of Warncoort yesterday.

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  • Two utes impounded over licence offences

    A duo of white utes are sitting in impound in Colac after their dodgy drivers tested positive for drugs.

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  • Second chance for bat babies

    A Colac bat carer has thanked Colac Otway Shire Council for protecting endangered flying foxes during extreme heat and praised sections of the Colac community for their support.

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