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Third try for tree planters
Southern Otway Landcare Network is hosting a final attempt at National Tree Day this Saturday after two COVID cancellations.
Positive case had minimal contact with co-workers
Limited numbers of staff at a Colac workplace are in isolation after a co-worker tested positive to COVID-19 this morning.
Sixteen active cases for Colac
Colac now has 16 active cases of COVID-19, with Colac Area Health confirming one more case since yesterday morning.
CLUSTER GROWS: ALC closes amid Colac COVID-19 outbreak
Colac’s COVID-19 outbreak has grown to at least 15 cases, and led to a precautionary shutdown of one of Colac’s largest employers.
Man injured in home invasion, two charged
A man suffered head lacerations and two others are in custody after a violent home invasion in Colac.
COPACC site not public
Barwon Health says Colac’s vaccination clinic at COPACC is a non-public exposure site, after a positive-COVID-case attended the clinic last Tuesday.
New chapter for event leader
After more than a decade dedicated to bringing big events to the Colac Otway Shire, Birregurra’s Vicki Jeffrey has ended her career on a high note.
State responsible for exposure information
Colac Area Health chief executive Fiona Brew says she understands the community’s frustration about a lack of COVID-19 exposure site information, but said the health service was doing everything it could to respond to the situation.
