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Nursing scholarships for Victorians
The State Government is offering free university and specialist training for thousands of nurses and midwives.
Digital service set to support mental health
A new digital mental health service is now available for people in Western Victoria who live with complex mental health and trauma.
Online meetings here to stay
Surf Coast Shire Council will continue to allow councillors to attend meetings via video link-up, after amending its governance rules.
Rural Scene news in brief
Boosting our biosecurity is now front and centre By Richard Smith, dairy industry development officer Following recent detections of foot-and-mouth disease and lumpy skin disease overseas, biosecurity has hit the headlines, with national and state biosecurity measures front and centre. Whether it be a dairy farm, a hobby cattle herd, a pet alpaca, or even […]
REAL ESTATE PROPERTY OF THE WEEK
This impressive, locally built home nestles on a on a sizable 826-square-metre allotment at 8 Kevin Court, Elliminyt.
Licence loss for repeat rule breaker
A Colac diesel mechanic who refused a drug test and declined to tell his boss about a licence suspension has avoided prison but lost his driving privileges for four years.
Council seeks power guarantee
Colac Otway Shire Council wants Powercor to promise that a staffing shake-up won’t increase blackout delays at Apollo Bay – with the company doubling down on its assurance.
Ocean blast anger: Seismic test plan ruffles Apollo Bay
Apollo Bay fishers, surfers and environmentalists are up in arms about gas explorers’ plans to seismic blast an area of the Otway Basin that’s bigger than Tasmania.