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MP wants details of COVID inquiry
The State Government has refused to publicly release the findings of a review into the use of security firms during last year’s botched hotel quarantine program.
Crusade to buy recycled products
A new campaign is encouraging Colac and district shoppers to buy recycled products.
Climate group formed
Surf Coast Shire Council will become a founding member of a new regional environment partnership, and Colac Otway could soon join it.
Letters to the editor
Climate action, Tasmanian tigers and vaccine efficacy feature as topics in today’s letters.
Victoria enters seven-day lockdown
The State Government has announced Victoria will go into lockdown from 8pm tonight, following new mystery COVID-19 cases.
Victoria on edge as COVID cases emerge
Victorian health authorities are on alert after new mystery cases of COVID-19 emerged this week.
Reading ramps up for MS research
Students across Colac and the Otways will hit the books hard this month for the MS Readathon.
Rising rent ramps up pressure on housing affordability
Colac’s rental vacancy rate is at a nine-year low and rentals are becoming unaffordable for low-income workers, new data shows, as the city remains in the grips of a housing crisis.