News

  • Doctor facing licence review

    Australia’s medical board has renewed a push to completely suspend a Colac doctor charged with rape and other offences.  

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  • Grassfire risks high for region

    Colac and district’s risk of grassfire is higher than normal this summer, with bushfire risk present but less severe.

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  • Retail revival

    Retailers in Colac’s Murray Street say a groundswell of community support for buying local is driving bumper trade in the city.  

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  • New bump protects kids

    The construction of speed humps on Colac’s Wilson Street is a great start to improving the safety of the Colac Specialist School community, the school’s principal Cameron Peverett says.

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  • Shedding of virus not a public risk

    The source of viral coronavirus fragments in Colac’s wastewater is likely a person who has recently recovered from COVID-19 and is not contagious, the Department of Health and Human Services says.

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  • Restrictions news to come Sunday

    Premier Daniel Andrews is set to announce further easing of coronavirus restrictions on Sunday that will outline rules for a “COVID-normal” Christmas and new year period across the Colac district.

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  • Winchelsea pool shut until next week

    Winchelsea’s swimming pool should reopen early next week once Surf Coast Shire Council replaces a faulty pump valve.

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  • Thieves strike at business

    Police are appealing for information following the theft of outdoor tools from a Colac business.  

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