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  • Barely a sniffle for flu season

    Colac Otway and surrounding regions saw a massive drop in flu cases last year compared with the previous year, but people should interpret the data with caution, the Department of Health says.

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  • Miners hunting gold at Cressy

    Western Victorian prospectors are hoping to strike gold at Cressy and are applying for a licence to search for the enticing metal.

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  • Mask requirements ease in Victoria next week

    The Victorian Government will downgrade its facemask requirements again on Monday after a week without community transmission in the state.

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  • Melbourne mural maker shares his skills in Colac

    Spray cans were the tools of choice at a Colac Makers Space mural art workshop this week as artists tried their hand at the craft.

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  • Hope rising for health worker

    A former Colac heathcare worker living in London says she can see the light at the end of the tunnel of the UK’s COVID-19 crisis.

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  • Otway funding chance

    Colac and district community groups, local government authorities and Traditional Owners have one week left to apply for funding from the Wild Otways Initiative Community Environments Grants Program.

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  • Flooded park recovers

    Lorne’s Cumberland River Holiday Park is back to 100-per-cent operations after flooding swept the park. Owner Ross Higgins said staff and management of the park had completely cleaned up the park after a storm caused the Cumberland River to break its banks and flood the park late on January 3. “We’re all cleaned up and […]

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  • Confidence in real estate

    COVID-19 has proved to only be a minor hiccup for Colac’s real estate market, with local agents buoyed at buyer confidence heading into 2021.

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