Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Stolen property swapped for ice

    Colac drug dealers are straight-swapping stolen tools for “ice” and other illicit substances, court reports reveal.

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  • Mercy on notice: staff shortages linked to Colac non-compliance

    Chronic workforce woes at a Colac aged-care provider have led to residents receiving improper personal care – including long waits for toilet help, a report says.

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  • Keep kid from court: magistrate

    A Colac district man who brought his five-year-old daughter to attend court with him has complained about difficulty accessing local support services.

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  • Colac sawmill plans $6-million upgrade

    A Colac sawmill is proposing a $6-million upgrade, including an expansion that would help keep jobs going during the revamp.

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  • MP criticises government on “glacial pace” housing

    A Colac MP has flagged new figures about the region’s urgent public housing waitlist in Parliament, saying the state’s public housing sock is worse-off than it was eight years ago.

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  • Man claiming no involvement in alleged stabbing incident

    A Colac man accused of assaulting a man with a bladed weapon outside a Colac bank is fighting the allegations, despite a magistrate’s cautioning.

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  • Magistrate castigates Stoney speed demon

    A speedster who police caught driving at nearly 150kmh at Stonyford has lost his licence and must learn more about road trauma

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  • Lock in offsets

    Colac Otway Shire Council will buy more than 1500 tonnes of carbon offsets worth up to $26,000 from overseas to reach a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target.

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