Articles by Jacob Traynor
Council to offload closed hall
Colac Otway Shire Council will gift the ownership of Pennyroyal Hall to the community, despite a community committee opposing the plan.
No set date for highway completion
Workers on the Princes Highway duplication east of Colac have raced ahead, but the road’s likely finish date is still unclear.
Colac couple busy fundraising to build Cambodian schools
Yeodene’s Tracy and Mike Layton say helping to build a school in a remote Cambodian village has helped open their eyes.
Colac community market continues to grow
A Colac community market is fast becoming a standout social outing for its stallholders and visitors.
New leaders for Colac Salvos
Colac’s Salvation Army Corps has two new lieutenants, and they are calling for volunteers to help with the organisaton’s biggest fundraising drive.
Bright future for paint creator
A Colac-raised painter will get a shot at her dream project
Historic $10,000 window smashed at hall
Winchelsea’s former shire hall has been vandalised and boarded up less than a week after closing its doors.
Hire companies will act on tourists, if law makes them
Hire car companies will “happily” introduce changes if the State Government makes them compulsory, Colac’s MP says.