Colac Area Health
GPs to provide 24-hour care
Colac Area Health will employ its own general practitioners for the first time in 31 years, with new doctors providing 24-hour care from Monday.
Quest to track down life-saving twin boys
Mary Davies is on a mission to track down the twin baby boys who saved her life when she was born three months premature in 1938 in Colac Hospital.
Heart disease research looks at rural lifestyles
A Colac district dietician hopes her research into heart disease can lessen the burdens of disadvantaged rural patients with the condition.
New centre will help Aboriginal residents
The development of a Gathering Place in Colac aims to improve the health and engagement of the region’s Indigenous community.
Boost for nurses’ skills
A state-wide education and consultancy support program is helping a Colac aged care facility provide end-of-life care to patients.
Team joins program to oppose violence
Sixteen Colac and district people are banding together to help diminish discrimination, verbal and physical acts of violence.
Employee recognised for work with youth
A Colac Otway Wellbeing Award recipient says being able to help families and young people turn their lives around has been a privilege.
Candidate pledges $5M for family hub
Community members are celebrating a $5-million-election commitment from the Labor Party for an Early Years Hub in Colac which could help improve access to health services for families.