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  • More than 200 tested for virus

    More than 360 people have been screened for COVID-19 at Colac Area Health, with more than 200 people being swabbed for coronavirus.

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  • Fuel price falls, slowly

    Colac’s petrol is the cheapest it has been in years, but local motorists are still paying substantially more than drivers in other areas of Victoria.

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  • War memories linger for Colac 99-year-old

    Colac Second World War veteran Les Trigg has spent a lifetime paying back his mates for their sacrifices on the battlefield. The 99-year-old served in the Pacific from 1942 to ’45, before returning to Australia and fulfilling the promises he made to his cobbers to never leave a man behind. ‘Trigger’ has had a distinguished […]

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  • Elective surgeries resume next week

    Elective surgeries at the state’s public and private hospitals will start to resume next week, where safe to do so, after a slowdown in the number of new coronavirus cases.

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  • Canine virus reaches city

    While Colac’s humans have so far been spared exposure to coronavirus, vets have hopefully prevented another epidemic among the region’s dogs.

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  • Veteran shares ANZAC story

    Colac’s Teghan Fraser grew up loving hospitality and wanted to study gastronomy in France – so naturally, she joined the Navy.

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  • Co-op gets long lease

    The Apollo Bay Fisherman’s Co-op will get a new 21-year lease for its facility, which Colac Otway Shire council says will help secure commercial fishing at the Bay and encourage investment.

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  • Green light for pool funding gap

    Colac Otway Shire Council has agreed to cover a funding gap to complete Apollo Bay’s indoor pool.

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