Articles by: Ruby Manson
COVID grant for school’s art project
Deans Marsh Primary School is among five Surf Coast Shire COVID-19 recovery rapid response grant recipients.
Team back in action amid new outbreak
A management team is responding to a spike in new Colac COVID cases.
Moving surprise for Colac family
To say the Cooks have had a rollercoaster month would be an understatement. The Colac family – parents Peter and Chloe and their children Ava, 4, Chaz, 2, and Reed, 11 months – face uncertain times following Peter’s worrying medical diagnosis at the end of July.
Quieter time for busy mother
Colac’s Brenda McKay is enjoying more time to herself after decades as an impressive homemaker.
Coast resort still contentious
Developers are planning for the start of construction of an eco-stay resort at Princetown, with some public infrastructure work already complete.
Active cases nosedive, just 15 in Colac Otway
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Colac Otway has plummeted, decreasing by more than half overnight.
Study looking at COVID impacts
A Geelong study will help to shed light on any lingering COVID-19 health impacts in recovered patients. Barwon Health director of infectious diseases professor Eugene Athan said the State Government and Barwon Health Foundation had funded a year-long study into the impacts of coronavirus on local patients. The news comes as Premier Daniel Andrews told […]
Commercial sector weathering storm
A Colac real estate agent says Colac’s commercial sector has fared the COVID pandemic remarkably well, based on commercial vacancy rates.
Test can detect dead virus
Very few recovered coronavirus patients will retest positive to the disease, an infectious diseases expert says. Barwon Health’s director of infectious diseases professor Eugene Athan said the sensitivity of the tests used to detect COVID-19 – PCR tests – meant recovered people could test positive weeks and months after recovery, though it was an occasional […]
COVID recoveries continue
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Colac Otway has fallen for a fourth consecutive day, while the area’s cumulative case number has also dropped.
Test not needed to prove recovery
Colac Area Health has confirmed COVID-19 patients don’t need to confirm their recovery from the disease with a test, despite Colac district businesses requesting follow-up testing.
Trains punctual
Warrnambool rail line commuters experienced slight reliability and punctuality changes in July, but V-Line met its targets.
Action needed to close the gap
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Operative’s chief says a new agreement to improve Indigenous peoples’ lives must be locally led to be successful.
Survivor grateful to foundation
Daffodil Day will be different this year, but Colac breast cancer survivor Janine Benson says its importance remains the same.
Heart disease our biggest killer
Heart disease being the biggest killer of Colac district people has come as no surprise to a Beeac-based researcher.
No new COVID cases in Colac Otway
Colac Otway has recorded no new COVID cases overnight, according to today’s DHHS data. There are still 92 active cases in the shire, which is the same as yesterday. DHHS have linked 83 cases to an outbreak at Colac’s Australian Lamb Company. Surf Coast Shire has six active cases, Golden Plains has 13 and Corangamite […]
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. […]
