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Federal Government extends JobKeeper, but slashes payments
The Federal Government will extend its JobKeeper and JobSeeker schemes beyond September but reduce payments, as Colac businesses face economic uncertainty amid a local COVID-19 outbreak.
MAYORAL MATTERS: Call to band together
Unfortunately what we all hoped would never happen has occurred and we have active cases of this horrible virus in our community.
Riders fall foul of authorities
Authorities have fined more than 80 people for illegal trailbike riding in the Great Otway National Park and Otway Forest Park during recent months.
Mayor blasts state inaction
Authorities should have imposed a local lockdown on Colac soon after learning of its active COVID cases, mayor Jason Schram says.
Few worries over shark
An Apollo Bay fisherman says there is no serious cause for concern about Australian school shark numbers, despite its new international listing as critically endangered.
Hundreds take virus test
Colac Area Health has tested almost 900 people for COVID-19 across the past three days and is encouraging every community member with coronavirus symptoms to access testing.
Families keep kids at home after outbreak
Two Colac schools have encouraged parents and carers to decide whether their children attend school this week, while a Colac kindergarten has closed after Colac’s COVID-19 outbreak.
Community responds as Colac COVID cases reach 27
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Colac Otway Shire have risen to 27 as Colac goes into a self-imposed lockdown, with businesses, schools and public facilities shutting down amid community transmission fears.