Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Movement controls after bird flu outbreak

    Agriculture authorities have put movement controls in place for the Golden Plains Shire after two egg farms near Lethbridge recorded cases of H7N7 avian influenza virus.

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  • Sewing circle helps health service

    Timboon and District Healthcare Service has called on community members to join an effort to sew face masks for the service’s staff and volunteers.

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  • News in brief

    News on a jobs boost, a festival cancellation, Men’s Shed funding, and a printing plant closure.

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  • Colac Otway employee tests positive for COVID-19

    Colac Otway Shire Council’s Gellibrand Street office is undergoing a deep clean after a council staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

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  • Get ready to mask up

    Colac residents are getting prepared to wear their masks from Monday, but many already are.

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  • Police news in brief

    A woman in her 20s suffered an arm injury in a single-vehicle accident on an Otways road south of Colac at the weekend.

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  • Rural news in brief

    News on Farm Safety Week, mining exploration on farmland and education on agriculture.

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  • Water bills set to change

    Barwon Water has tweaked its water prices, cutting its service prices while increasing the amount it charges for each litre of water.

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