Articles by Jacob Traynor
Suspect pictured in Colac smash-and-grab
Detectives have released security images taken during a smash-and-grab at a Colac tech business, with appeals for information from the public.
Volunteers vying to open visitor centre
The men and women who helped build Colac’s once-celebrated visitor information centre want to see it up and running again.
No conviction after assault
A bed and breakfast owner who assaulted a neighbour with a metal broom near Apollo Bay has escaped receiving a criminal conviction – while a magistrate has castigated the victim.
State could decide on festival
State planning authorities could theoretically make the final call on Falls Festival’s potential relocation to Birregurra, if it looks like plans are being delayed.
Welfare agencies to share site
Colac’s Centrelink office is moving house, with plans to share digs at the city’s NDIA headquarters.
Public homes boost for at-risk residents
More struggling Colac district residents will have a place to call home, with construction wrapping on new public housing in Colac.
Future is cloudy for Lavers pool
Lavers Hill pool users are drumming up support for increased funding, while a Colac Otway Shire Council report recommends attaching safety conditions to any extra cash.
FARMS FALLOUT: Objectors line up against iconic festival’s new home
Cow concerns, roaming revellers and the endangered growling grass frog are all reasons Falls Festival should not go ahead, a score of objectors say.