Articles by Greta Lannen

  • Employers shut doors amid worker shortage

    A lack of childcare and working-from-home mandates are creating barriers for Colac jobseekers, an employment agency says, but a relaxation in COVID-19 vaccination mandates in some industries could be good news for job hunters.

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  • Bridge replacement delayed by a month

    There has been a month’s delay to the replacement of a Chapple Vale bridge that collapsed into the Gellibrand River last year.

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  • Proud car lovers in lakeside show

    Wild and woolly weather didn’t stop car lovers from showing off their cars at Lake Colac.

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  • Circuit breaker: Catholic schools plan closures as masks come back

    The mounting burden of COVID-19 cases, flu and staff shortages on Victorian schools, has led to the decision to close Colac district Catholic schools for two days next month.

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  • Students are excited to be back

    Elliminyt Primary School students were back in action last week, returning to school for term three.

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  • Flood volunteer steps in to help

    Welfare checks, grocery deliveries, clearing fallen trees and fixing storm damaged roofs have all been in a day’s work for Camperdown SES volunteer Kylie Warren.

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  • Surgery continues in city

    There has been no delay to any elective surgeries at Colac Area Health, as surging flu and COVID-19 cases across the state have caused some hospitals to pause surgeries.

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  • Sting nabs road offenders

    Colac Highway Patrol fined 34 motorists in one day for various offences on the Princes Highway, while educating passers-by about slowing down past emergency service vehicles, as part of their latest safety operation.

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