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  • Rate increase is a concern for residents

    Ratepayers have pleaded with Colac Otway Shire Councillors to drop plans for a rate rise, in what one councillor described as the “toughest” budget in history.

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  • Gliders take flight over Lake Colac

    A pair of powered paragliders treated Lake Colac watchers to a spectacular sight this week as they took to the morning skies.

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  • Clinic screens 1400

    Colac Area Health’s COVID-19 clinic will likely reach 1500 coronavirus tests by the end of the month, with the site having tested more than 1400 people since it opened in March.

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  • Less waste means lower bills

    Colac Otway Shire Council will have to fork out an extra $50,000 next year to send rubbish to landfill, unless residents cut their waste and increase recycling.

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  • Self-care vital for health staff

    A committed, creative and community-minded workplace is how Tamara Holmes describes Colac Area Health.

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  • Colac hospital to head rural health research

    Colac Area Health will lead a state-wide research project investigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the wellbeing of regional and rural healthcare staff.

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  • Call for lake path connection

    A walking path linking Colac to Meredith Park would bring benefits to tourism, health and community connectedness, a Lake Colac advocate says.

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  • Police target tourist COVID breaches

    Colac district police are cracking down on city slickers who might flee to the region to escape from strict lockdown restrictions.

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