Articles by Greta Lannen

  • DHHS response delayed

    Community relationships, pandemic procedures, quick-thinking health leaders and media messaging were vital in ensuring Colac was able to manage and contain two COVID-19 outbreaks, despite a lack of action from the Health Department.

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  • Christmas arrives at Coragulac

    St Brendan’s Primary School has been getting into the Christmas spirit, celebrating a carols event and showing off its Christmas haybale designs.

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  • Colac a COVID case study

    A state Parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s contact tracing system has praised Colac’s response to its COVID-19 outbreaks and highlighted the importance of Barwon Health’s collaboration with Colac’s GPs.

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  • Testing ramps up along Surf Coast

    Great Ocean Road Health is ramping up plans for an increase in testing capacity and possible COVID-19 outbreaks, as it prepares for an influx of summer travellers to descend on the coast.

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  • Week for fun

    Elliminyt Primary School students have been enjoying activities in their final week of school for 2020.

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  • Road stop back in action

    Colac’s Driver Reviver site will reopen tomorrow providing a rest and refresh for drivers, nine months after it closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Departures don’t deter library plans

    Corangamite and Moyne shire councils have vowed to ensure a secure future for their public libraries, despite the loss of Warrnambool City Council and Colac Otway Shire.

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  • Big rise in urgent cases at Colac Hospital

    An increase in births and urgent care presentations at Colac Area Health has been a positive for the health service, despite a tumultuous year.

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