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Refund after fee bungle at day care
Colac Otway Shire Council has refunded parents after it misinterpreted COVID-19 guidelines for family day care.
Driver injured in truck crash
A log truck driver is recovering after a smash that sent his payload tumbling near Camperdown.
Ambulance times get better
Colac Otway paramedics are arriving at code one incidents faster, but they’re responding to fewer incidents, the latest figures say.
Blooms must wait another year
Warrion Hall Committee president Tony Mahoney says the decision to cancel the Warrion Flower Show for the second year in a row is disappointing but inevitable.
Federal flip on phone controls
A regional business advocacy group hopes the Federal Government has safeguarded future investment in mobile technology infrastructure, after veering from consumer watchdog advice.
High hopes for rescheduled coast tree planting
Event organisers rushed to put an Apollo Bay tree planting event back on after regional Victoria exited its sixth COVID lockdown.
Colac leading example for QR code compliance
Colac businesses have shown impeccable QR code compliance during the COVID pandemic, State Government data shows.
Special time despite COVID
You’ve heard of snap lockdowns and snap weddings. Well thanks to some creativity, flexibility and collaboration, a Colac and district family has been able to celebrate the life of their matriarch at the eleventh hour.