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  • Colac cases hit 55 amid testing blitz

    Colac Otway has recorded four new COVID-19 cases taking its total tally up to 55, as the region’s authorities and community members ramp up protection measures to further prevent the spread of coronavirus.

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  • Birds to boost rebuild

    A duck advocate group says domestic birdwatching could be a lifeline to rebuild regional tourism in locations like Colac, helping to boost the economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Tree hazard at park

    Otways tourist destination Maits Rest has temporarily closed just weeks after reopening to the public.

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  • MAYORAL MATTERS: Colac’s COVID response is mayor’s main focus

    Over the past six months when this COVID health crisis was first becoming real for us and we saw the devastating illness causing deaths and enormous strain on health agencies around the world, I saw first-hand our community band together.

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  • Special delivery for growing family

    The birth of Henry Bear Bayon has brought a wave of firsts for his family.

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  • Young artists’ project showing plenty of industry

    Young Colac artists are taking inspiration from Geelong-born silo artist RONE for their own industrial-scale project.

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  • Geelong ready to treat Colac COVID overflow

    Colac Area Health will transport COVID-19 patients to Geelong if Colac hospital receives an influx of seriously ill patients, Colac Area Health chief Fiona Brew says.

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  • St Mary’s waits for advice

    Colac’s St Mary’s Catholic Primary School is awaiting further State Government advice before deciding when to reopen the school, after two students contracted COVID-19.

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