Articles by Greta Lannen

  • No reprieve for motels

    The winter school holidays have brought no reprieve to Colac Otway accommodation owners, with a Colac motel manager reporting a 70-per-cent drop in bookings compared with this time last year.

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  • New coast test sites

    The Department of Health and Human Services has introduced COVID-19 testing clinics at Apollo Bay and Lorne.

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  • Twelve Apostles reopen

    Parks Victoria staff will monitor the number of visitors at Great Ocean Road’s Twelve Apostles lookouts and boardwalks after they reopened this week.

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  • Don’t wipe out stock

    Toilet paper panic buying appears to have returned across the state with supermarkets reinforcing temporary product limits again.

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  • Mock scenario prepares staff

    Great Ocean Road Health staff have taken part in a mock COVID-19 outbreak scenario as they continue to prepare for a possible outbreak at their health services.

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  • Charity group grateful for generous donations

    A Colac charity group is overwhelmed at the support it has received from the community after it called for donations at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, raising more than $2000.

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  • Long night for lost trio during Otways ordeal

    A Warncoort grandmother has praised the incredible efforts of local SES, CFA and police after her daughter and two granddaughters became lost in the Great Otway National Park.

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  • AKD boss stays cautious

    AKD chief Shane Vicary says the Federal Government’s HomeBuilder scheme will have a positive impact on the timber industry, but the future is still uncertain.

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