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  • Schools take state advice

    Trinity College Colac’s principal says the school will continue to follow State Government and Catholic Education Office advice, despite an offer to access early funding if all students returned to the classroom.

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  • Surf Coast suggests big building budget

    A rate rise, an unprecedented capital works budget and a roadmap for coronavirus recovery all feature in Surf Coast Shire Council’s proposed 2020-21 budget.

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  • Birregurra Festival cancelled

    Birregurra’s iconic community festival is the latest event cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, after organisers called off this year’s event.

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  • App has business backing

    Colac businesses and industries have thrown their support behind the Federal Government’s COVIDSafe app, in a bid to reduce the spread of coronavirus and get local business back to normal as soon as possible.

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  • Stay aware of violence threat

    Colac Area Health has seen a drop in family violence reports amid the coronavirus pandemic, with Colac police reporting no change in the number of calls or reports of domestic violence.

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  • Council to canvas Cobden community for ideas

    Corangamite Shire Council wants to hear from Cobden residents about how to improve the town’s streetscape.

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  • Power infrastructure upgrades start

    Powercor will soon begin a round of upgrades to south-west Victoria’s electricity networks, including installation of bushfire prevention mechanisms to its infrastructure. The electricity distributor will begin the second phase of its REFCL rollout scheme soon, starting at its Terang substation, before upgrading networks at stations including Colac by April 2021. REFCL – Rapid Earth […]

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  • MP rues funding gap

    Polwarth MP Richard Riordan says some businesses are being knocked back from State Government small business grants because of their ABN numbers.

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