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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.
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.
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.
Self-care vital for health staff
A committed, creative and community-minded workplace is how Tamara Holmes describes Colac Area Health.
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.
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.
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.
A crashing end to winter break
An Apollo Bay accommodation site has been forced to cancel 30 to 50 bookings this weekend, after metro Melbourne went back into stage three coronavirus lockdown.