Colac Area Health

  • Youth worker dives into role

    Colac’s new youth engagement officer Myf Austin-Eames is enjoying integrating herself in the Colac community and building relationships with the district’s youth.

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  • Visits back on the agenda

    Colac Area Health has welcomed back visitors to its aged-care and hospital wards under eased COVID-19 restrictions.

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  • Surge in test demand prompts clinic change

    Returned interstate travellers and people who have visited COVID-19 hotspots have led to a surge in testing demand in Colac.

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  • COVID test numbers ease

    The fluctuation in Colac’s COVID-19 testing numbers in the past month is reflective of Victoria’s COVID-19 situation, Colac Area Health community health executive director Jo Stevens says.

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  • Priority shots for aged carers

    Colac, Lorne and Apollo Bay aged-care staff continue to be a priority in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but not all of them have received a vaccine.

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  • Colac health service earns public’s praise

    Colac Area Health’s level of patient care, emotional support and compassion has rated above the state average, a Department of Health and Human Services survey says.

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  • Shot shortage making clinic tough to plan

    Colac Area Health chief Fiona Brew says the health service is planning its COVID-19 vaccine clinics week by week due to supply shortages.

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  • Hospital chief urges caution

    Colac Area Health chief executive Fiona Brew is cautious about the reopening of regional Victoria and is urging people not to become complacent.

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