Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • 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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  • Colac Otway letter flags permit change concerns

    Colac Otway Shire Council has written to a state MP with concerns about the impact of a proposed building law change.

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  • High-angle approach to sawmill response

    Colac and district firefighters have sprung into action, battling an early-morning blaze at a Colac sawmill.

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  • Aus licence is short-lived

    It didn’t take long for an international arrival to lose their driving privileges after police caught them hurtling along the Princes Highway in Colac district.

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  • Big rebuild kicking off

    Works are gearing up on the much-anticipated Colac Specialist School rebuild, with a local company appointed to carry out the construction.

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  • Fears over Bay delays

    Coastal residents are calling on Powercor to keep boots on the ground at Apollo Bay.

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  • Meeting attendance rule tweak

    Colac Otway Shire Council wants to change its Governance Rules to make virtual meeting attendance a permanent option.

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  • Magistrate jails repeat offender

    A Colac man with a 21-page criminal history who left a victim in fear from “escalating behaviour” will spend eight months behind bars.  

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