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  • Butcher snags local support

    A Colac butcher is maintaining social distancing, and smiles, during the coronavirus crisis.

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  • Work begins on $9-million rail upgrade

    Buses have replaced trains between Geelong and Warrnambool due to a $9-million track maintenance project.

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  • Hospital establishes dedicated COVID-19 test site

    Colac Area Health has a new COVID-19 testing site, as increasing numbers attend the hospital with concerns of coronavirus.

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  • Thousands fewer flying foxes

    Flying fox numbers have decreased by the thousands at the Colac Botanic Gardens this week.

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  • Coronavirus forces playground closures

    Playgrounds and skate parks across Colac Otway Shire have closed as the council urges families to do the right thing and stay home.

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  • Corangamite votes to offer rate relief

    Rate relief is on the way for Corangamite Shire residents, after councilors voted to ease coronavirus-caused financial stress.

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  • Surf Coast’s kindergartens shut

    Surf Coast Shire Council closed its kindergartens for holidays early this week to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

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  • Magistrates’ Court limiting case load

    Colac’s court remains open but will hear fewer matters in response to the coronavirus crisis.

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