Articles by Greta Lannen

  • Mini-baby boom keeps ward busy

    It may be too early to tell whether a pandemic baby boom will hit Colac, but our hospital’s maternity ward welcomed an above-average number of newborns into the world last month.

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  • Be alert for scammers’ tactics

    Colac police are warning people to be wary of scams and to report them to authorities, with Australians having lost more than $15 million last month through scams.

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  • Be aware of risks from thunderstorm asthma

    Ambulance Victoria is urging people to be aware of the symptoms of asthma and know when to call for help.

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  • Crews halt blazes

    Colac and district CFA crews attended two fires at Jancourt East this week.

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  • Trees topple after storm

    Multiple fallen trees kept Colac and district SES crews busy as heavy rainfall and thunderstorms lashed the region this week.

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  • Protection zones go in around coastal towns

    Work will start at Lorne this week to create strategic fuel breaks to provide better protection from bushfires.

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  • Fighting youth homelessness

    A community grant will help to support youth homelessness in Colac and allow people to buy essential household goods.

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  • Falling in love with the Otways

    Mark Cooper has spent most of the year chasing waterfalls in the Otways, in a bid to document unnamed and undiscovered sites.

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