Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Federal funding for Colac bike race facility

    Colac’s run-down old velodrome will receive a much-needed makeover thanks to the Federal Government.

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  • Hair-raising plan getting attention

    The Apollo Bay community has thrown its support, and its dollars, behind the cause of one of its favourite sons.

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  • Crowd backs hall’s tenant

    The Winchelsea community has voted to pressure Surf Coast Shire Council to keep Winchelsea’s former shire hall open “at all costs”.

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  • Lawyers pushing for more services at court

    Colac Magistrate’s Court needs more days with a sitting Magistrate, Victoria’s leading legal society says.

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  • Federal investment in roundabout at black spot

    A notorious intersection at South Winchelsea will become a roundabout thanks to a $6-million Federal Government investment.

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  • Bridge work stalls after discovery of Aboriginal remains

    An Indigenous cultural officer says there are likely more Aboriginal burials near Colac’s Barongarook Creek, where road workers uncovered Aboriginal remains this week.

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  • Growing interest in lifting Princes Highway speed limit

    A campaign to raise the speed limit of the Princes Highway West has gained momentum, attracting support from motorists, media and parliamentarians.

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  • PULLING THE PLUG

    Barwon Water will withdraw its controversial licence renewal application to pump groundwater at Barwon Downs, after a community campaign against the licence.

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