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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.
Sand work for beach
Sand renourishment will start at Apollo Bay’s foreshore this week, in a bid to provide a temporary fix for coastal erosion. The temporary dune system will help stabilise the foreshore, with contractors using sand deposits from recent dredging of the Apollo Bay harbour. A Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning spokesperson said the work […]
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.
Plan to derail virus spread
Colac figures are calling on the State Government to segregate metropolitan and regional Victorian train passengers, as the state battles with an upturn in COVID-19 cases.
Gas investment to boost local jobs
Port Campbell’s Minerva Gas Plant will receive a $55-million cash injection including support for local jobs after it changed hands this week.