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Colac people excluded from test isolation payment
Colac residents who self-isolated at the start of the city’s coronavirus outbreak are ineligible for State Government income support payments announced last week.
Strong demand predicted for store sale
Stock agents are expecting to yard 500 head at the Colac Regional Saleyards for this month’s store cattle sale on Friday.
Colac FoodShare cheers track win
Colac FoodShare will continue to support people facing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 surge in the region, thanks to a $1000 donation from Colac Turf Club.
Council encourages trash talk via survey
Colac Otway Shire Council wants residents to start talking a load of rubbish – the council is investigating a hard waste collection service and has an online survey about how people would like it to work.
Dry start to winter
Colac and district is experiencing a dry winter, with considerably less rain in July than the region’s average.
State of disaster declared, stage three re-imposed
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has issued a state of disaster in Victoria, while Colac Otway will be back under stage three restrictions from midnight Wednesday. Premier Daniel Andrews announced austere state-wide restrictions yesterday, with Melbourne moving to a six-week, stage four lockdown, which includes a nightly curfew, while regional Victoria will recede back into stage […]
Diggers’ stories set to inspire
When duty called, Yuulong’s George Rhodes answered.
Some ALC workers must stay at home, despite testing negative
Some Australian Lamb Company Colac employees who tested negative to COVID-19 last week must remain in self-isolation because they are close contacts of confirmed cases.