Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Crossroads crash death

    An 18-year-old has died and three people have been hospitalised following a two-car crash at Cobden.

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  • Last day to have a say

    How should the Colac Otway Shire Council be earning its income, and where should it go? How should it be looking after community assets in the long term?  

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  • Dinosaur footprints are legit

    Dinosaur footprints discovered near Skenes Creek likely belong to agile, three-toed carnivores, a fossil expert says – but full details must wait until after a scientific study.

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  • Bank card use investigated

    Police are appealing for help after an unknown man used a lost bank card to go on a shopping spree in Colac.

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  • Ute stolen from farm

    Brazen offenders have hiked up a driveway to steal a farm ute in broad daylight at Pirron Yallock.

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  • Pub sells for $5.5 million

    “Furious demand” for coastal pubs has led Wye River’s iconic pub property to sell for more than $5.5 million, agents say, with a sad farewell for its owners.

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  • Controversial roundabout will be replanted

    New gravel and plants will arrive at a Colac East roundabout later this year, roads officials say.

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  • Reserve nets court cash

    Netballers have scored a big traction boost at Colac’s Eastern Reserve courts, with $120,000 in State Government funding paving the way for an upgrade.

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