Colac Area Health
Most health workers meet vax mandate
All staff at Lorne, Apollo Bay and Winchelsea’s health services are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while Colac Area Health continues to work with staff members who are unvaccinated.
Another vaccine milestone
Colac Otway has hit another COVID-19 vaccination milestone – 90 per cent fully vaccinated.
New home for Colac jab centre
Colac’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic has shifted to Central Reserve.
Annual report cutoff wasn’t missed
Colac district’s health services have met the Health Department’s deadline to submit their annual reports, despite an eyebrow-raising claim that they failed to finalise the reports in time.
Upgrades for hospitals
Colac Area Health, Great Ocean Road Health and Hesse Rural Health will receive State Government funding to improve their hospital facilities.
Human error behind late COVID test results
Colac Area Health says human error on behalf of its staff or patients can lead to COVID-19 testing issues, after Colac residents raised concerns about the possibility of lost tests.
High vax figure excites mayor
Colac’s mayor has praised the community for surging past 90 per cent vaccination against COVID-19.
Colac cases contained to homes
Colac Area Health chief executive Fiona Brew says Colac’s active COVID-19 cases are contained to households across the city, with the health service and Barwon Health constantly monitoring positive cases and their household contacts.