Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Return of the crossing guards

    Crossing supervisors across Colac and Otway are back on the job helping the shire’s youngest and oldest school students cross the road with care.

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  • Council questions Wesfarmers over Target chop

    Colac Otway Shire Council wants answers from Target’s parent company about why it decided to axe Colac’s store.

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  • Ratepayers want rise re-think

    A group of Colac Otway ratepayers want Colac Otway Shire Council to re-think a proposed rate rise.

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  • Councillor wants movement on hard waste

    Colac Otway Shire councillor Joe McCracken wants the council to take another look at a hard waste collection service for the shire, with a notice of motion at Wednesday’s ordinary council meeting calling for a community survey and a report into its potential.

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  • Rule ease reopens door to tourism

    Colac and Otway tourist operators are getting ready to roll out the welcome mat, with overnight accommodation returning from midnight Sunday.

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  • Colac’s Target gets the chop

    Colac’s Target will shut up shop next year, in a blow to the city’s embattled retail sector.

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  • Rosy support for genetic disease

    Colac facilities have turned up the red light to help raise awareness of cystic fibrosis.

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  • Roads naming policy near top of agenda

    A Colac Otway Shire Council policy for the naming of roads, places and features could go the way of the shredder this week.

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