News

  • Remote learning 5.0

    Colac Primary School students have slipped back into remote learning for the fifth time.

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  • Teachers’ work grows as restrictions change

    Confusion has surrounded learning arrangements at Colac Specialist School this week after it was caught off guard by a last-minute State Government rule change.

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  • Testing stats surge

    Colac’s COVID-19 testing numbers surged again mid-week, after a lull due to wintry weather on
    Tuesday.

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  • Call for flood upgrade to Forrest road

    Polwarth MP Richard Riordan has called for urgent action to prevent flooding from causing closures of the Birregurra-Forrest Road.

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  • Dam that’s an amazing sight

    Forrest’s West Barwon Reservoir is overflowing for the first time in seven years, with minor flooding causing the closure of a nearby road.

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  • Corangamite’s big land release

    Up to 140 new residential housing blocks could soon be up for grabs at Timboon and Simpson under a Corangamite Shire Council housing plan.

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  • Speed limit cut: Murray Street down to 40kmh under $1.9 million changes

    Colac’s mayor and a road safety advocate have praised a move to reduce the city’s main thoroughfare to 40kmh and welcomed announced pedestrian safety upgrades in central Colac.

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  • No staff cuts for walks

    A Crown land manager has refuted claims that it reduced staff numbers for a popular coastal attraction at Apollo Bay.  

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