Business

  • Traders want jab certainty

    Colac businesses want tighter enforcement of vaccination rules as the district opens up from COVID restrictions, amid concern traders will wear costs of enforcement.

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  • PICTURE FEATURE: Support locals in lockdown

    Colac food businesses are continuing to offer their essential services during Victoria’s current COVID-19 lockdown.

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  • Bright new look for book shop

    A Colac book shop has a fresh new look thanks to the Haymes Helping Hand Project.

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  • Herald now available at Coles Colac

    The Colac Herald is now available in the Colac supermarket, meaning shoppers can grab a copy when they’re picking up their groceries.

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  • Colac reaps recycling rewards

    A new Warrnambool recycling hub could turn Colac’s waste glass into road and construction materials, while cutting costs and reducing rubbish in landfills.

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  • Sawmill boss muses on big year

    AKD boss Shane Vicary sat down with the Colac Herald’s Jacob Traynor for an honest talk about how the producer and key employer performed in 2020, and how a boom in timber demand is keeping locals in jobs.  

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  • Shortage of workers hampering recovery

    Apollo Bay businesses say a shortage of workers is forcing them to close their doors more often, which is hurting what should be key COVID-recovery trade during the town’s peak season. 

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  • Colac shop sells to metro buyer

    Colac’s former Victoria Hall building has sold at action for $685,000, which agents say demonstrates continued investor confidence in Colac commercial properties.

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