News

  • Eagles claim Evolution flag

    Western Eagles fans had something to celebrate in 2020 after the club took out CDFNL Live’s virtual premiership.

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  • Colac Otway’s COVID cases falling, as song spreads message

    Colac’s number of active COVID-19 cases is down to 48, a fall of 41 in a week, with officials expecting it to fall further in coming days.

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  • Abbatoir restrictions set for review

    Colac’s Australian Lamb Company abattoir could be back at increased capacity as soon as next month in time for spring lambing season.

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  • Funding on solid footing

    Barongarook Creek pedestrian bridges, a Birregurra footpath and a dozen other projects across Colac Otway Shire are ready to roll out this year.

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  • Test can detect dead virus

    Very few recovered coronavirus patients will retest positive to the disease, an infectious diseases expert says. Barwon Health’s director of infectious diseases professor Eugene Athan said the sensitivity of the tests used to detect COVID-19 – PCR tests – meant recovered people could test positive weeks and months after recovery, though it was an occasional […]

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  • Premier won’t rule out further restrictions

    Premier Daniel Andrews has refused to rule out further lockdown restrictions across regional Victoria, despite “relatively stable” COVID-19 case numbers.

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  • Rural news in brief

    News about cattle prices, emissions reductions, avian influenza and the Westvic Dairy board.

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  • Colac chips in for hospital heart monitor

    The Colac community’s generosity has helped Colac Area Health install a new cardiac monitor that could save lives.

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