Articles by Greta Lannen

  • Vaccine planning underway

    Barwon Health’s public health unit is in the early stages of planning a COVID-19 vaccine rollout for the Barwon south-west region, with vaccinations in Australia set to commence next month.

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  • Mental health plan gets funding boost

    Colac’s new Headspace centre has received a funding boost and has opened its tender process, with development of the centre set to start this year.

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  • Police charge Apollo Bay teenager

    Police have arrested and charged a teenager with multiple offences after the alleged stabbing of a 15-year-old at Apollo Bay.

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  • New engineering audit for district fire tower

    Engineers will assess the Mount Gellibrand fire tower next week to determine whether additional works to the cabin are possible, as remedial works to improve the tower’s safety continue.

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  • Accessible route to the beach

    People will have better access to Lorne’s beach thanks to a floating beach wheelchair, portable hoist and beach matting.

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  • COVID clinics staying open

    Health authorities are encouraging people to keep up to date with new public COVID-19 exposure sites and continue to access testing.

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  • Ross River virus update

    There have been no confirmed cases of Ross River virus at Apollo Bay or Lorne this season, but Great Ocean Road Health’s chief says people should be aware of the risks of the virus.

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  • Returned travellers seek tests

    The number of people accessing COVID-19 tests in Colac slightly declined this week, but 13 people who received tests on Monday were related to New South Wales travel, Colac Area Health says.

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