Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Candidate has focus on climate, housing

    An events designer-turned environmental marathoner has joined the race for Colac and district’s state seat.

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  • Council explains overseas offsets

    A rainforest protection project in Papua New Guinea and windpower generation in India will help Colac Otway Shire Council meet its 2020 carbon neutral target.

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  • Stone sheds grow

    An Elliminyt stone business has plans to boost its business by extending its Pound Road sheds.

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  • Cab spreads refugee message

    The next time you call a taxi, spare a thought for Colac’s refugees and the residents taking up their plight.

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  • Council allowing Zoom for meetings

    Health issues, caring duties and travel restrictions are all reasons that Colac Otway Shire councillors will be able to Zoom in for council meetings from now on.

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  • Talks set for Colac ovals

    More than 15 submitters have had their say on the future of Colac’s major sporting reserves.

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  • Man charged over stabbing

    Police have charged and bailed a Colac man who allegedly stabbed another man near Colac’s Wilson Street.

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  • Family left homeless amid housing crisis

    A homeless woman and her two sons say they’ve applied for up to 150 houses across the Western District, and now they’re living out of a Colac motel and their vehicle.

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