Articles by Jacob Traynor
Colac bids for second AFL preseason game
Colac’s Central Reserve could host another AFL pre-season match next year.
Regular blackouts frustrate traders
Apollo Bay retailers say a new technology designed to prevent bushfires is causing power problems and hurting trade, leading to Powercor shutting off the device temporarily.
Police eager to impound cars
Hoons, speedsters, unlicensed and woozy motorists beware.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
