Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Fresh faces join council ranks

    A former court boss and an open space expert are helping Colac Otway Shire Council round out its changing of the guard, with five new faces at the top.

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  • Coast erodes Colac influence

    Colac is no longer king of its state seat, new population data shows – with Torquay stealing the Polwarth crown thanks to new election boundaries and rampant residential growth.

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  • Beeac mourning postmaster

    People person, tractor puller, local postie extraordinaire – tributes are rolling in for Beeac’s David Clancy, who died in a road crash at Weering this week.

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  • Police cancel protest fines, footage use angers MP

    Police will wipe out more than $40,000 in fines handed out to protestors who gathered illegally outside an MP’s office in Colac last year.

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  • Colac service for Queen

    Colac and district will be able to pay their respects to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II at an event at COPACC tomorrow.

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  • Man dies in district crash

    A man has died following a crash on a backroad near Beeac.

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  • Court order for kill threat

    A Colac worker who assaulted and threatened to kill his wife on Christmas night has avoided jail and possible deportation.

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  • Council to join summit on housing shortages

    Evidence continues to mount that Colac’s housing squeeze is hurting big business, while a regional MP says an upcoming forum will be a huge opportunity.

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