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  • MP calls for calm amid coronavirus restrictions

    Polwarth MP Richard Riordan is encouraging Colac and district people to look after their fellow community members and businesses, and ensure they take the Federal Government’s health restrictions seriously during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Painter hooked on landscapes from Colac area

    Federal Government warnings about unnnecessary travel might have kicked in on Sunday night, but not before a roving artist caught his fill of colour at the Colac Botanic Gardens.

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  • Houses knocked down to make way for Bunnings

    Demolition is underway at vacant Queen Street properties to make way for an expansion of Colac’s Bunnings store.

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  • Club waits for hay drive cash

    The Timboon Lions Club hopes it will soon be able to reimburse transport companies almost $300,000 for carting hay to fire-affected communities.

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  • High demand for vital medicine

    A Colac pharmacist has assured the community there will be no medication shortages and to urge people to maintain normal buying habits, after increased demand and stockpiling at chemists.

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  • Traders band together

    Colac Otway businesses can use social networks to bridge social distance, with Colac Otway Shire Council encouraging traders to innovate and band together.

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  • Hasty end to Europe trip

    A Colac district woman is in self-isolation thousands of kilometres from her family after she cut short an international holiday to avoid being locked out of the country.

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  • Council grants stay open

    Colac Otway Shire community groups, businesses and events can still apply for grants, the council says.

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