Colac Area Health

  • Teen’s generous act for cancer charities

    A selfless 15-year-old has donated $3000 to a Colac cancer centre, helping to improve patient education.

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  • Busy weekend for virus clinic

    Colac’s COVID-19 testing clinic opened at short notice across the weekend as scores of returned interstate travellers sought tests after outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne.

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  • Dressed up for charity

    Colac Area Health and its staff have pinked up this month in celebration of Pink Up Colac. Staff members helped to raise awareness of breast cancer and raise money for the McGrath Foundation.

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  • Youths thank Colac’s nurses

    South West TAFE students in Colac didn’t let lockdowns stop them from helping other people feeling the effects of the COVID pandemic.

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  • Active case load down

    Colac Otway’s active COVID cases dropped to 16 yesterday, but the number of total cases in the shire increased this week.

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  • Health director arrives

    At a time when the health of the Colac and district community has never been so important, Colac Area Health’s new director of community health is prepared for the challenge.

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  • Action against family violence

    A Colac family violence support worker has welcomed State Government funding to keep violence victims safe, but has highlighted a desperate need for emergency accommodation and men’s behaviour programs in Colac.

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  • Visitor limits for new babies

    Expectant Colac and district parents will have to adapt to new hospital regulations after the births of their children, as maternity wards across the state restrict visiting times.

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