Articles by Jacob Traynor
Greens challenge safe seat Wannon
A new candidate for Wannon says there’s no such thing as a safe seat in the upcoming federal election.
MP wants lawyer to support victims
A full-time lawyer within Colac Area Health would help victims of family violence before they reached crisis point, a Colac district MP says.
Law aims at hoon spectators
A Colac district State MP is proposing a law that would make it illegal to attend a hoon event, in a bid to deprive rubber rippers of an audience and stamp out dangerous driving.
Call for harsher crackdown on trash tossers
Waste crime campaigners are calling for the State Government and the EPA to back local governments like Colac Otway Shire Council in the battle against illegal dumping.
Watch out for harvesters
Corangamite district farm contractors are fed up with impatient and cranky drivers, police say.
Families preparing cool Christmas displays
Colac Christmas lighters are readying to wow crowds with their dazzling displays, in what organisers tip could be the city’s biggest year ever.
Truck driver dies in crash
Police are investigating the circumstances around a fatal crash yesterday at Wongarra, north-east of Apollo Bay.
Mick’s epic trip for youth
A youth worker has completed a 50-kilometre journey through the Otways to help more vulnerable young people celebrate Christmas.