Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Police eager to impound cars

    Hoons, speedsters, unlicensed and woozy motorists beware.

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  • Dredging funding to keep port open

    Boaters, fishers, and local government are celebrating a whopping catch at Apollo Bay, with the community’s harbour reeling in more than $1 million for critical works.

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  • Club desperately needs funds

    The Apollo Bay Football and Netball Club says the Federal Government urgently needs to deliver promised funding to redevelop dangerous netball courts and fix faulty football lighting before next season.

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  • DEEP THINKING

    Sinking a ship at Apollo Bay could create a haven for fishers and divers, residents say, while investing in an artificial reef could help the Bay battle escalating coastal erosion.

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  • Region’s overdose statistics increase five-fold

    A new report says accidental drug overdose deaths have increased five-fold in a decade across the Colac Otway and Corangamite area, with the region’s death rate among the highest in Victoria.

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  • Lake Colac pipe plan gets council backing

    Colac Otway’s proposed pipe dream is one step closer to becoming reality, with councillors and the region’s new federal MP green-lighting a closer look at the details.

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  • Council to debate Lake Colac water pipeline

    The next stage of a community campaign to top up Lake Colac could get the nod this week.

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  • Young Cat injured in team’s win over Otway

    Colac Imperials coach Dan Casey says a 74-point thumping of Otway Districts is exactly the kind of confidence boost his team needs heading into the pointy end of the season.

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