Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Arrest after drug raid, Colac assault

    Detectives have arrested and charged a man following a drug raid at a Colac home.

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  • Assets plan on show

    Colac Otway residents and ratepayers can have a say on how the council manages is assets across the next decade.

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  • Couple bond over their shared love of sport

    A Colac couple celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary say sport brought them together, while teamwork and fair play kept them side by side.

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  • Surging demand for food help

    Rising costs of living and impacts of COVID are driving up demand for food relief in Colac and district.

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  • BMX VISION: Ex-mayor wants Eastern Reserve bike track

    A former Colac mayor has added his voice to community calls for a bike track in the city, and he has a site in mind.

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  • Councils to split bill on bridge

    Colac Otway Shire Council will pay almost $400,000 to share the cost of rebuilding a collapsed bridge in the Otways.

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  • Roads and wetlands in budget

    More than $5 million for Colac Otway roads and bridges, $3 million for Elliminyt wetlands redevelopment and record-low debt star in the council’s proposed new budget.

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  • Council sets sights on government money

    A $4-million Elliminyt pavilion overhaul, a million-dollar upgrade of Colac’s Forest Street, Apollo Bay childcare and reinforcing COPACC’s floor are all big ticket items on Colac Otway’s funding wish list. 

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