Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Falls secures votes for Birregurra shift

    Falls Festival is officially coming to the Colac district, with the iconic event receiving the green light to host a multi-day music festival near Birregurra.

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  • Adventurous Joey Scouts explore Colac

    Young Scouts have been out and about in Colac, kickstarting their school holidays with an exciting odyssey across the city.

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  • Grand plans for local groups

    A major mural project at Cressy, a shrub club’s nursery revamp, a report on power loss at Apollo Bay and more than 70 other projects have all received a big boost under Colac Otway Shire Council’s annual community cash splash.

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  • Court backlog frustrates Colac magistrate

    A magistrate in Colac has railed against the state’s backlog of 100,000-plus cases, but figures show the situation is slowly improving.

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  • Monster agenda for June: council

    A major money plan for 2022-23, funding for local infrastructure projects, a community cash splash, millions of dollars in contracts and more.

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  • New cop to oversee state’s west

    Colac Otway’s new cop right at the very top has a long background in serious crime and road policing.

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  • Flying fox “nudging” program concludes

    Authorities have called a wrap on a bat nudging program at the Colac Botanic Gardens, with the animals reportedly settled in new trees.

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  • Meaning for mural

    There’s a deeper story behind an incredible new mural at a Lorne health service, the artwork’s creator says.

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