Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • $10 million to boost erosion response

    Great Ocean Road coastal communities would welcome $10 million to fight erosion, with officials still to determine specific projects.

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  • Surf cam remains afloat

    A surf camera at Wye River will likely avoid a coastal camera crackdown because it is on private land.

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  • Complex design delays bridge work

    Construction on a stronger, wider and safer new bridge at Wye River will start next year, officials now say.

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  • A tragic story for shipwreck

    It was the greatest number of lives lost for the small coastal town – and 90 years on, Apollo Bay is remembering the tragedy of the SS Casino.

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  • Cape Otway attraction should reopen soon

    An iconic lighthouse at Cape Otway is likely to reopen by late this month, a coastal authority said.

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  • Labor has ground to make up

    A big-name Labor personality is set to contest Colac’s state seat – but a politics expert says the party needs to focus on Colac and Camperdown to make the race competitive.

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  • Council scales up Bay’s fish cleaning facilities

    Colac Otway Shire Council is fishing for feedback over plans to upgrade a cleaning facility at the Apollo Bay boat ramp.

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  • Neglected parkland in state of disrepair

    Locals are lamenting it as “Paradise Lost”, with calls to pay it urgent attention.

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