Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Falls Festival VCAT showdown

    The legal battle to host Falls Festival near Birregurra is shaping up to be an old-fashioned standoff.  

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  • Lobbying for council action

    “Council can talk the big talk about housing affordability – but here is the council getting in the way of an affordable first home build while we have a housing crisis.”

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  • Red tape hinders harbour plans

    Apollo Bay Harbour users say red tape is holding up key infrastructure projects, including ocean rescue facilities and public toilets.

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  • Workplace action for council staff

    If you noticed work stop at Colac Otway Shire Council last week, there was a reason.

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  • Complex scheme drives requests: planners

    Colac Otway Shire Council planning officers have reported one of the highest request rates in regional Victoria.

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  • Umpires can’t move to crowded reserve

    Colac Otway Shire Council has put the kibosh on Colac district football umpires moving to Central Reserve – with concerns the oval is already “bordering on over-use”.

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  • PLANNING PLEA: Permit delays are a nightmare for Colac man

    “This is the hardest road I’ve had in my 40 years in the building industry.”

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  • Colac Herald journo has his final say

    I know what you’re thinking: leaves his job and writes a letter to the community – how’s the ego on this guy, right?

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