Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • 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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  • Thousands of bats return to gardens

    Flying foxes continue to flock back to the Colac Botanic Gardens, with about 2000 animals now roosting in the precinct.

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  • Big plans for lifesaving centre

    A community-driven initiative would see Apollo Bay become the home of nation-leading blue-water safety and surf lifesaving training.

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  • Fatalities spark safety warning

    “Three fatals is still three too many.”

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  • Flying foxes return to botanic gardens

    Flying foxes have returned to the Colac Botanic Gardens, with Colac Otway Shire Council waiting on the environment authority’s permission to begin a dispersal program.

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