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  • Non-urgent surgery pause

    The State Government has halted all non-urgent elective surgery until further notice, as preparations escalate for the health system to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Keeping cheerful in lockdown

    Flower deliveries, emails, Skype calls and window visits are the new ways Barongarook Gardens aged care home residents are keeping in contact with their families.

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  • Police encourage Colac community amid COVID crisis

    Take care, follow advice and support the local community, Colac’s police leader says.

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  • Soupfest organisers promise to return

    The coronavirus pandemic has caused the cancellation of the annual Forrest Soupfest, but organisers say the town’s beloved festival will return bigger and better next year.

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  • 2010: Bombers send message in grand final rematch

    Missing football and netball? So are we! Every Monday we will take our Football-Netball Time Machine back through history to bring you the biggest news from the coinciding round. The new feature will continue until football and netball returns.   April 17, 2010 by Aidan Fawkes Irrewarra-Beeac dished out a harsh reality to South Colac […]

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  • Burglars hit house twice in two nights

    Burglars have broken into a Colac property on two consecutive nights, with investigators calling for witnesses.

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  • Planning meeting to go ahead

    Colac Otway Shire Council’s planning meeting will still consider planning matters next month, but likely with a few logistical differences.

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  • Licence testing for drivers gets put on hold

    VicRoads has suspended all light vehicle drivers’ licence tests and computer-based tests to limit the spread of coronavirus.

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