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  • Council releases economic stimulus

    Colac Otway Shire Council has launched its COVID-19 economic stimulus package
    to help the community through its biggest-ever challenge.

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  • Colac donations for women’s essentials

    Colac shoppers can add something extra to their grocery trolleys this month to give a little dignity to women and girls in need.

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  • Learner driver fails a second drug test

    A Colac L-plater and his supervising driver are in deep water for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs for a second time in less than three weeks.

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  • Abbatoir due to re-open

    Colac’s Australian Lamb Company is set to re-open today, pending final approval from state health authorities.

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  • Motorist jailed over Warncoort crash

    A driver will spend at least two-and-a-half years in jail over the death of a motorcyclist at Warncoort.

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  • Colac residents follow isolation advice

    The Colac district is bucking a state-wide trend of non-compliance with COVID-19 self-isolation orders.

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  • Tourism sector needs support

    A Great Ocean Road tourism leader says a further state-wide lockdown is necessary to avoid more damaging, longer-term impacts to the region’s visitor economy. Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism chairman Wayne Kayler-Thomson said the current stage three lockdown would have “devastating” consequences on the region’s industry, but he believed the restrictions were necessary to suppress […]

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  • Colac tests a priority

    Barwon Health is prioritising testing for the Colac region to reduce wait times as much as possible, a DHHS spokesperson says.

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