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  • ANOTHER CASE: ALC staff tested after new confirmed COVID case

    Colac’s Australian Lamb Company has closed part of its production operations and more than 100 workers are in quarantine after an employee returned a positive test for COVID-19.

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  • Big change for contact tracer

    Barwon Health doctor Alex Umbers was 30 weeks pregnant and completing a work rotation in Colac Area Health’s acute ward as Colac’s COVID-19 outbreak first gripped the city.

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  • Carbon neutral discussion

    A Colac Otway Shire Councillor wants the council to crack a carbon neutrality target in the next 10 months.  

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  • Tackle Ocean Road at home

    Great Ocean Road Health is hosting a virtual hike, covering 200 kilometres of Great Ocean Road’s coastline, aiming to increase physical activity and social connectivity.

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  • Kids not sheepish about work

    Elliminyt Primary School teacher Maddison Thwaites shares her experiences, including when a sheep appeared for show and tell.

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  • Premier: Get used to masks

    Premier Daniel Andrews has given the strongest hint yet that some coronavirus restrictions could be here to stay.

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  • Di Natale bids Senate farewell

    Outgoing Greens Senator Richard Di Natale has used his final address to Federal Parliament to deliver a parting shot at Australia’s political system, which he says is rife with “the influence of money and vested interests”.

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  • Local COVID info available

    The State Government has published new information designed to provide localised COVID-19 information.

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