Colanda

  • Concerns over poor planning

    A Colac resident has criticised state bureaucrats’ plans to set up a cemetery on the site of Colac’s former Colanda centre, saying it’s another example of poor planning.

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  • Colanda rezoning before a new use

    Colac’s former Colanda site has a new name, Colac Memorial Park, with Geelong Cemeteries Trust officially becoming land manager of the new cemetery.

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  • Disability advocate earns state honour

    Noel Bates has spent five decades as an advocate for people with disabilities and their families, in particular residents of Colac’s former Colanda Centre.

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  • State takes its time pondering Colanda site’s future

    The State Government is still exploring options for the use of Colac’s former Colanda site, 18 months after its permanent closure.

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  • Concerns over disability services privatisation

    November’s privatisation of Victorian disability services could lead to more cases of abuse and a higher turnover of staff at Colac group homes, a union says.

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  • Relocation payment helps Colanda staff

    Colac’s Colanda employees are claiming victory after securing a “decent” financial agreement for when the centre closes.

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  • Colanda protests escalate

    Colanda staff have voted to escalate their campaign calling on the State Government to agree to fairly compensate staff ahead of the centre’s planned closure.

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  • Minister outlines replacement plan

    The State Government will build up to six houses in Colac for residents of Colanda to move into when the centre closes by mid-2019.

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