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V-Line traveller numbers nosedive
Regional rail passenger numbers are down by as much as 95 per cent as lockdown restrictions take effect across the state.
Emails clog up council inboxes
One of Colac’s upper-house state MPs has authorised thousands of bat emails sent to Colac Otway Shire councillors.
Council approves units
A proposal to build three units at a Ross Street property in Colac has received planning approval, and Colac Otway Shire Council will uphold a covenant at Elliminyt.
Active case total now 61
Colac Otway’s active COVID-19 case total fell again today and is now at 61.
Sharp decrease in active cases
Colac Otway’s active COVID-19 case total has plummetted by 11 today, with DHHS recording 74 active cases in its latest data.
Beeac school given all-clear to reopen, remote learning still in place
Beeac Primary School has received the all-clear to re-open on Friday after a COVID-19 scare last week.
Beeac house fire investigated
Police detectives will investigate the circumstances of a fatal house fire at Beeac this morning that killed one man and hospitalised an elderly woman.
Riordan grills Andrews on hotel scheme
Colac’s state MP Richard Riordan has used the Victorian Parliament’s COVID-19 inquiry to grill Premier Daniel Andrews on the state’s failed hotel quarantine program.