Articles by Jacob Traynor
Report recommends no lake swim events
Council should not support swimming or water-skiing events on Lake Colac because of “fluctuating” water quality and insurance risks, a report recommends.
Call for highway safety review following Colac man’s death
A Victorian Coroner has called for a safety review of the Princes Highway at Pomborneit, where a Colac man died last year after his vehicle hit a koala before a head-crash with a milk tanker.
Ensuite studios to replace glamping plan at lake park
Lake Colac Holiday Park will get ensuite studios instead of glamping tents, while the city could soon see a second public dump point.
Huge $800k Bluewater savings
Bluewater’s roof replacement bill has come down by more than $800,000, with a councillor indicating the facility was “nowhere near as bad” as experts first thought.
Calling for cool green streets
Becoming the coolest green street in town, a tree for every property, or hosting a Colac or shire-wide canopy competition – these are just some of the suggestions a resident has raised in response to new proposed nature strip rules.
Council talks tax, a play space and pavilion
An Elliminyt pavilion redevelopment, a playspace for the Lake Colac Foreshore and a push for government to reduce the land tax – they’re all priorities for Colac Otway Shire Council.
Council to consider 30-km path around lake
A shared path around Lake Colac could stretch up to 30 kilometres and cost between $23million and $29million, a new council report reveals.
Glamping tents out?
Lake Colac’s caravan park operator wants to ditch glamping tents and other amenities in favour of worker studio rooms, a report says.