Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Separation means partial shut down for Colac sawmill

    AKD will shut down part of its Colac operation in line with a COVID-19 response plan.

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  • Festival assault lead

    Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault at a music festival near Lorne in 2018.

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  • No emergency for petitioners

    Colac Otway Shire Council has refrained from acknowledging a climate emergency, while backing its efforts towards net zero carbon emissions.

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  • Thefts easily stopped

    Nearly four out of five cars stolen in Colac and surrounds this year were left unlocked with the keys inside the vehicle, a detective says.

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  • Budget gets thumbs up

    Colac Otway Shire Council has endorsed its Covid-19 support budget with a rates increase, and a councillor has landed in hot water over a Facebook post.

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  • Final budget goes before councillors

    Colac Otway Shire Council will decide on a proposed rate rise and coronavirus care package this evening.

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  • Mayor blasts state inaction

    Authorities should have imposed a local lockdown on Colac soon after learning of its active COVID cases, mayor Jason Schram says.

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  • Petition decision tonight

    Colac Otway’s Climate Action Team will tune in to debate over its community petition today.

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