Articles by Jacob Traynor
Arrest over Colac stabbing
Investigators have charged a 19-year-old from the Camperdown district over the alleged stabbing of a man in Colac.
Conviction for intervention order breach
A Colac man continually breached an intervention order over Christmas, turned up at a home armed with an axe and blamed drink-driving on a medical spray, a court has heard.
Road surface sparks re-route
A bus company says a Warrion road’s condition is so poor that it is re-routing a school service, with a resident blaming inadequate maintenance.
Loo strategy vote for council
Colac Otway Shire Council wants to lock in a new-look loo strategy, with a vote at a council meeting tonight.
CHOP CHOP RAID: Police raid alleged illicit tobacco trader in Colac
Police have seized almost 100,000 illicit under-the-counter cigarettes from a Colac retailer, along with a hefty haul of illegal tobacco.
No intervention yet for Falls
Nobody has called for State Government intervention in the Birregurra Falls Festival saga – yet.
Panel backs theatre expansion
Colac Otway Shire Council should give the green light to a combined theatre expansion and land rezoning at Cororooke, a state planning panel says.
Court penalty for violence order breach
A Colac man who made more than 100 calls to a victim despite a no-contact order must refrain from offending for a year and attend a behaviour change program.