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Cobden kinder work on track
Cobden’s kindergarten upgrade is on track to finish by May in a huge boost for local families.
Facebook ban rocks regional media
Facebook has taken the extraordinary step of blocking Australian news sites from posting to its platform in retaliation to a planned national bargaining code.
Lockdown ends at midnight
Victoria’s state-wide lockdown will end at midnight tonight, Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed.
FIRE PROBE: Detectives investigate two suspicious blazes
Detectives and fire authorities are investigating a series of suspicious fires at Wool Wool, north of Colac, after the two most recent fires hit the same property this week.
Florist lucky to avoid downturn
A Colac shop owner and florist is remaining positive during Victoria’s circuit-breaker lockdown, and says she feels like one of the lucky ones, having sold almost all her flowers over the weekend.
Andrews backs Avalon quarantine, as Victoria waits for restrictions announcement
The Victorian Government is planning a restructured international quarantine model that could see Avalon Airport host a dedicated facility, Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed, while he will announce today whether Victoria will exit its lockdown at midnight as planned.
Tenant pulls out of Winchelsea Hall lease plans
Winchelsea’s former shire hall looks set to tick past two years without a tenant after a prospective lessee pulled out of a deal to take over the facility.
Colac Hospital will go it alone on pathology
Colac Area Health’s pathology tender process has been delayed again, with the hospital set to go it alone in the tender process, having previously co-tendered with Western District Health Service.