Articles by Greta Lannen

  • MP wants school to resume

    Polwarth MP Richard Riordan has called for the State Government to open Victorian schools as soon as possible to minimise disadvantage to students.

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  • More than 200 tested for virus

    More than 360 people have been screened for COVID-19 at Colac Area Health, with more than 200 people being swabbed for coronavirus.

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  • Elective surgeries resume next week

    Elective surgeries at the state’s public and private hospitals will start to resume next week, where safe to do so, after a slowdown in the number of new coronavirus cases.

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  • Meet your tiny neighbours

    Step out into the back yard and see what creatures and plants are living in your garden.

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  • Italian paradise faces devastation

    “Until you are living it, it is difficult to comprehend.”
    A former Colac district man and his family are living in lockdown in Italy, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip the country with devastating effects.

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  • War memorial will be ready by November

    Surf Coast Shire Council is aiming to have two new war memorial cairns at Winchelsea complete by Remembrance Day this year.

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  • More COVID-19 testing in city

    Coronavirus testing criteria have relaxed nation-wide, with Colac’s dedicated COVID-19 centre now testing more people who present to the clinic feeling unwell.

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  • A lesson on keeping connected

    Colac Secondary School Year 12s are keeping connected with fellow students and teachers as they settle into remote learning from home. CSC teacher Dave Treweek met online with his outdoor education students, clockwise from left, Trey Wheadon, Eliesha Cazaly, Riley Calder and Thomas Swayn, as they continue their last year of VCE. The school’s Year […]

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