Articles by Jacob Traynor
Elliminyt pavilion’s potential upgrade
Upgrading Elliminyt Recreation Reserve’s crumbling pavilion could boost off-field community use and help attract housing in Colac, a report says.
Council to consider new cleaning contract
A mobile app would help proposed new contractors keep Colac Otway Shire facilities squeaky clean for at least the next three years.
Permit approved in farm zone
“I don’t see how construction of a house on this particular block of land is going to compromise our plan.”
Neighbours divided on plan
The closest neighbours to a proposed 1.6-million-bird chicken meat farm at Birregurra have thrown their support behind the venture.
Terms shed light on issues
Councillor behaviour, CEO support, meetings, conflicts and handling of matters with “serious risk to health and safety” are all specific focuses for Colac Otway Shire Council’s new eagle-eye overseer.
Submitters want volunteers
Community speakers have backed a return of volunteers to the Colac Visitor Information Centre, while councillors have made sure the final decision will be made at COPACC, not Apollo Bay.
Hart Street Care centre objectors to speak
Traffic, noise and parking are among the chief concerns of objectors to a proposed $1.2-million childcare centre at Elliminyt.
Chicken farm permit submitters to speak
Opponents to a proposed chicken meat farm at Birregurra have invoked cultural heritage, river pollution and the growling grass frog in a bid to stop the project going ahead. The farm plan has been embroiled in planning opposition since last year, with nine objections proceeding to a verbal-submissions hearing on Wednesday. The application is for […]
