Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Mix of housing for Colac’s Pound Road

    Fifty public housing dwellings promised for Colac’s Pound Road will now be a mix of social and affordable homes.

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  • More space for events at city’s ‘crown jewel’

    A proposed car park has been scrapped so there can be more space for events at the Colac Botanic Gardens.

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  • Edible plants on strips ‘not recommended’

    Edible plants are back on the menu in Colac Otway Shire streets – although it’s not recommended.

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  • Mixed views on new short-stay levy proposal

    Changes to the State Government’s short-stay levy bill which propose to give councils the power to ban people renting their properties through holiday platforms have received mixed reactions.

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  • Council signs $943K contract

    Colac Otway Shire Council has awarded a major cleaning contract worth almost $1 million to a company headquartered in Sydney.

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  • Approval for Hart Street centre

    Colac Otway Shire Council has approved a controversial proposed childcare centre at Elliminyt.

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  • Community will have say on park

    Community members will get a say on whether free camping should remain at Meredith Park.

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  • Council set to discuss Meredith Park’s future

    Should camping be banned at Lake Colac’s Meredith Park? That’s the question Colac Otway Shire Council is looking at, with community members tipped to get a say early next year.

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