Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • High priority for housing

    Housing issues, financial stability and a moving address from a Ukrainian ambassador have been on Colac Otway Shire councillors’ minds as they return from Canberra.

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  • Letter launches clearing

    Tree cutting crews have improved sight lines at a hairy Colac district intersection, following a Yeodene man’s year-long campaign for safety works.

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  • Rent squeeze: Colac’s housing shortage continues to worsen

    Evidence continues to mount that Colac is facing one of the worst housing shortages in the state, with a new report naming the city among Victoria’s most desperate for rentals.

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  • Big donation helps drive fundraiser

    A Colac couple have made an incredible donation to a cause close to their heart.

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  • Assault statistics on the rise

    Criminal incidents have levelled to a six-year low in Colac Otway, new figures reveal, but the shire’s milestone is marred by a concerning rise in assaults.

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  • Calls to alter council budget

    Colac’s visitor information centre, sight lines at a dicey district intersection, a bmx bike track and questions on Colac Otway Shire Council’s carbon neutrality.

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  • COURT: Offender turns life around

    A former Colac man who struck his mother’s house with a hammer before being caught with drugs, cash and scales has turned his life around since leaving the city, a court has heard.

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  • Push to remove lakeside loo

    A public toilet facility near Lake Colac has grown less vital and more antisocial, a Colac couple says, with the residents calling for officials to can the building.

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