Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Nine decades of good deeds

    When the Rotary Club of Colac first formed, there were 22 members and the joining fee was two pounds, two shillings. Ninety years, hundreds of members and countless community works later, one of Colac’s most important volunteer groups is still going strong.

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  • Huge turnout to harvest fest

    Organisers of the Otway Producers’ Festival have lauded local turnout to the event on Sunday, with thousands of visitors passing through the gates at the Colac Showgrounds.

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  • Healthcare housing haul

    A new housing project will help attract doctors, nurses and health staff to live and work in Colac.

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  • Coroner’s ocean warning

    The drowning death of an Indian student at Marengo has prompted a Coroner to issue fresh ocean safety warnings.

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  • Vehicle veers off road at lake

    A man has been hospitalised after crashing down an embankment at Lake Colac.

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  • Voters encouraged to prioritise roads

    A Colac MP has urged local council voters to prioritise roads at this month’s elections.

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  • Landslip damages Barham River Road

    Traffic restrictions are in place following a landslip at Apollo Bay.

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  • Probe into years of theft

    Police are investigating the alleged years-long theft of money from an advocacy group that includes Colac Otway and Surf Coast shires.

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