News

  • Senior hospital roles open

    Colac Area Health is welcoming applicants for a new executive role and vacancies on its board of directors.

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  • Colac and district schools get $36 million in upgrades

    Colac and district schools have received a $36-million funding bonanza in yesterday’s state budget as the Victorian Government aims to spend its way towards COVID-19 recovery.

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  • Mass gatherings return

    Colac’s cinema and religious groups are rejoicing the latest round of eased COVID restrictions and are eyeing a return to normal by Christmas.

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  • Lorne road retaining wall almost done

    Road crews are reportedly almost finished stabilisation of the Deans Marsh-Lorne Road after a landslip in June.

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  • New Bulla device watches protocol

    Colac’s Bulla factories’ COVID-19 prevention measures have stepped up again with the introduction of smart watches that record compliance with safety protocols.

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  • Park plan rolled out

    A rollout of new parking sensors at Lorne will begin next week after delays from Victoria’s second wave of COVID-19.

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  • Fencing gone from roadway

    Barricading around a Stodart Street stormwater pit is gone and works are scheduled for early next year, Colac Otway Shire Council says.

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  • POLICE NEWS: Bullet breaks bathroom window, and other police reports

    A stray bullet has pierced the window of a home in Colac’s Dowling Street, lodging in a windowsill.

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