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CASES SPREAD: Patients hospitalised as shire’s case numbers hit 106
Colac Otway now has 106 confirmed cases of COVID-19, as the city sees its first hospitalisations from the virus and it spreads to surrounding communities.
Council releases economic stimulus
Colac Otway Shire Council has launched its COVID-19 economic stimulus package
to help the community through its biggest-ever challenge.
Colac donations for women’s essentials
Colac shoppers can add something extra to their grocery trolleys this month to give a little dignity to women and girls in need.
Learner driver fails a second drug test
A Colac L-plater and his supervising driver are in deep water for allegedly driving under the influence of drugs for a second time in less than three weeks.
Abbatoir due to re-open
Colac’s Australian Lamb Company is set to re-open today, pending final approval from state health authorities.
Motorist jailed over Warncoort crash
A driver will spend at least two-and-a-half years in jail over the death of a motorcyclist at Warncoort.
Colac residents follow isolation advice
The Colac district is bucking a state-wide trend of non-compliance with COVID-19 self-isolation orders.
Tourism sector needs support
A Great Ocean Road tourism leader says a further state-wide lockdown is necessary to avoid more damaging, longer-term impacts to the region’s visitor economy. Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism chairman Wayne Kayler-Thomson said the current stage three lockdown would have “devastating” consequences on the region’s industry, but he believed the restrictions were necessary to suppress […]
