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  • Wave of relief for rescuers

    Emergency services were relieved to discover a Peterborough rescue was a false alarm, when a group of surfers paddled themselves to shore after their boat capsized in the ocean.

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  • Massive ocean fish washes up at coast

    Kennett River had an unusual guest appearance on the weekend when a sunfish washed ashore to the surprise of weekend travellers. Geelong resident Bruce Beynon, and his partner Tamara Wright and her son Jack had travelled to Kennett River to stay at his parents’ permanent caravan at the Kennett River Holiday Park on Saturday afternoon. […]

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  • Marvellous bushland beyond the fenceline

    Weather is the only limit for Birregurra painter Inge O’Leary, as she turns to her back yard for inspiration and a new canvas.

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  • Council commends stalwarts

    Colac Otway Shire Council has paid tribute to three community stalwarts who died recently.

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  • 54 active cases in Colac Otway, 50 linked to ALC

    There are now 54 active COVID-19 cases in Colac Otway.

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  • Second St Mary’s student tests positive

    St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Colac has confirmed a second student has contracted COVID-19, after a Grade Six student tested positive on the weekend.

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  • 50 active COVID-19 cases in Colac Otway, 51 in total

    There are now 50 active COVID-19 cases in Colac Otway.

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  • Positive test at Murray Street business

    Colac business Murray Street Market has closed after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, but the state health department considers the confirmed case to be free of transmission risk.

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