Articles by Greta Lannen

  • $7-million payout approved in Falls action

    Seventy-seven people caught in a crowd crush at a Lorne music festival will share in an almost $7-million payout, almost four years after the incident.

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  • Women needed in leadership

    “We can’t leave it to a few women to carry the load, we have to have this conversation.” Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West is promoting the need for more women in leadership positions, including local councils. But the women’s organisation, whose priority is to advance gender equality, says the issue goes far beyond […]

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  • Tourism’s back for the holidays

    Colac Otway tourism operators have reopened their doors with just 48 hours’ notice this week, just in time for the school holidays.

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  • Active case load down

    Colac Otway’s active COVID cases dropped to 16 yesterday, but the number of total cases in the shire increased this week.

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  • Elective surgeries resuming

    Elective surgeries at regional Victorian public and private hospitals are resuming, thanks to the State Government’s easing of restrictions.

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  • Sisters’ brolga baking wins national contest

    A brolga nest good enough to eat has led two Beeac sisters to win a baking competition that raises awareness of threatened Australian species.

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  • Testing popular on coast

    Almost 12 per cent of the Apollo Bay population have been tested for COVID-19, with Great Ocean Road Health now encouraging asymptomatic construction workers to get tested.

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  • Library chief waits for clarity on new chapter

    Public libraries are facing uncertainty over when they can reopen under the State Government’s roadmap to reopening.

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