Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Colac incomes low but Lorne pay surges

    Lorne residents boast the region’s best incomes, new data shows – while Colac wage earners are still sweating well under the national average.

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  • Offender’s high rent shocks magistrate

    A resident’s weekly rent rate has raised eyebrows in Colac’s court.

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  • Speedster’s excuses fail to convince court

    A man who police detected driving more than 134kmh at Warncoort with his family in the car has told a court it was “the safest option”.

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  • 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.

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  • No intervention yet for falls

    Nobody has called for State Government intervention in the Birregurra Falls Festival saga – yet.

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  • 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.

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  • Growing support for lifesaving centre

    More than 1000 people have signed a petition calling for funding for a proposed ocean skills training centre and accommodation project at Apollo Bay.

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  • Thief scoops up sign

    People should keep their eyes peeled for a giant ice cream cone that has vanished from a Port Campbell ice creamery.

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