Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Call to commemorate Aboriginal cemetery

    Colac’s official Traditional Owner group wants to establish a commemorative space in the city at the site of an Aboriginal burial ground.

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  • Waterway repairs appproved

    Barwon Water will put a remediation plan for Boundary Creek and Yeodene’s Big Swamp into action, following the green light from a regulator and years of campaigning from community groups.

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  • Generosity touches Colac theft victims

    What started as a crime story has resulted in one of Colac’s most heart-warming offers.

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  • Driver injured and sheep dead in Colac truck rollover

    A truck driver is in hospital, about 100 sheep are dead and an investigation is underway following a livestock transport crash at Colac East this week.

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  • 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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