News

  • COVID-19 causes dental delay

    Colac and Camperdown’s public dental service wait time improved from June to December last year, but more than 1000 people have missed out on necessary public dental treatment in the past two months due to coronavirus restrictions.

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  • Corangamarah eases restrictions

    Colac’s Corangamarah aged care residents will be reunited with family members, after Colac Area Health eased some aged care coronavirus visiting restrictions.

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  • Buses help school beat black spots

    For the past few weeks during the COVID-19 crisis, the Simpson Primary School bus drivers set out and do the rounds like clockwork. But when they arrive at each stop, the school bags get on. The children don’t.

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  • State’s cash ignores major local projects

    Key Colac and district road and tourism projects are likely to miss out on funding from the Victorian Government’s $2.7-billion building blitz announced this week.

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  • Funding available for Driver Reviver

    Owners of Driver Reviver locations can now apply for a share of $3 million in Federal Government funding to upgrade their lifesaving rest sites.

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  • Refreshing workplace culture

    Colac Area Health’s Peter Kelly says educating people on how to identify and respond to family violence in the health service is essential.

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  • Lorne construction to start this month

    Construction of Lorne’s Stribling Reserve’s netball pavilions is due to start this month in the latest development of the $6.5-million project.

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  • Steady trend for petrol prices

    Colac’s petrol prices have stayed steady while other regions of Victoria have seen a market correction this month.

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