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  • Mask helped protect customers, coworker

    Another Colac business has recorded a positive case of COVID-19, but the state health department says it’s not cause for alarm.

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  • Mayor pushing for school and aged care lockdown

    The Colac community has backed calls for stage three restrictions on the city’s schools and nursing homes.

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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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  • Speaking out on mental health

    “A lot of us underestimate the power of talking.”

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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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  • 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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  • 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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