Colac Area Health
Volunteering brings benefits
Giving back to the community, supporting people and making new connections are just some of the positives of volunteering with Colac Area Health.
COVID jab blitz as hospital gets 300 doses
Colac Area Health will use Colac Neighbourhood House as a short-term vaccination hub today and Friday.
Testing rates stay steady at city’s virus clinic
There has been no spike in testing numbers at Colac’s COVID-19 testing clinic in the wake of Queensland’s coronavirus outbreak.
Theatre will host COVID shot hub
Colac Otway Performing Arts and Cultural Centre will host a COVID-19 vaccination hub, as Colac Area Health and Colac Otway Shire Council work together to vaccinate the community.
Treatment centre’s milestone
A rainbow paper chain decorates the inside of Colac’s Frank Minchinton Centre, signifying an important statistic.
Public dental wait grows
Colac public dental patients are waiting slightly less than the state average for treatment, but are waiting longer for dentures, the latest figures say.
Reflecting on year of upheaval
Remote learning, bare supermarket shelves, event cancellations, health warnings and a state of emergency.
Protection for health workers
The administration of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has continued in Colac, with priority Colac Area Health staff receiving the jab.