Articles by Jacob Traynor
Theatre plan goes before state panel
A Cororooke theatre’s expansion plans have wound up in front of a state planning panel.
Colac land cash coup
Colac Otway Shire Council will look at options for spending its million-dollar Colac land sale windfall in the city or surrounds, a resolution reveals.
Warehouse proposal for Colac sports centre
Owners of Colac’s indoor sports centre building are proposing to transform part of the structure into warehouses.
Housing deal: Council nets millions, three lots in Bruce Street sale
Council-owned land at Colac’s Bruce Street has sold to developers for $2.6 million, Colac Otway Shire Council says.
State planners help projects enter fast lane
A crack team of State Government planners has scooped up two of Colac’s biggest proposed housing developments, in a bid to fast-track the release of urgently needed residential land in the city.
Train crime crackdown
Colac police and V-Line officers and the region’s sheriff have cracked down on train crime and fare evaders in the city.
Bay bottle-o hits VCAT
A proposal for a big-name bottle shop at Apollo Bay will head to a planning tribunal today.
Go-ahead for farmland builds
Two requests to build houses on Colac district farmland have received the green light during a planning meeting that one councillor dubbed “The Farmer Wants a Permit”.