Articles by Ruby Manson
COVID hospitalises Colac people
Colac Area Health chief Fiona Brew has confirmed that Colac residents have been admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
Control centre to stay until Friday
Colac’s coronavirus incident management team will remain in the city until at least Friday.
Council staff isolating after employee tests positive
More than 35 Colac Otway Shire Council staff are isolating after an employee tested positive for coronavirus.
Dry start to winter
Colac and district is experiencing a dry winter, with considerably less rain in July than the region’s average.
State of disaster declared, stage three re-imposed
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has issued a state of disaster in Victoria, while Colac Otway will be back under stage three restrictions from midnight Wednesday. Premier Daniel Andrews announced austere state-wide restrictions yesterday, with Melbourne moving to a six-week, stage four lockdown, which includes a nightly curfew, while regional Victoria will recede back into stage […]
Schools return to remote learning
Colac and district’s schools will be back to remote learning from Wednesday under reimposed stay at home restrictions for Colac Otway.
COVID postcode data
The Health Department has released data which breaks down active coronavirus cases by postcode.
Colac Otway COVID cases reach 83
BREAKING Colac Otway has recorded 83 confirmed cases of COVID-19. This is an increase from 79 on Wednesday. There are currently 78 active cases in Colac Otway. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the number of cases based on yesterdays data. 68 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been linked to Colac’s Australian Lamb Company. […]