Coronavirus

  • FAQs answered on new COVID-19 restrictions

    Colac Otway is among six local government areas in regional Victoria with home visit bans, while face coverings are essential when outside your family home from today.

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  • Schools wait on opening advice

    Three Colac schools that are closed due to COVID-19 scares were yesterday awaiting further DHHS advice about reopening their classrooms.

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  • Chief Scientist goes back to school to boost pathology services

    Australia’s Chief Scientist Alan Finkel could enlist the help of university students to boost regional pathology responses and slash wait times for COVID-19 test results.

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  • AKD contacts reclassified as tests come back negative

    AKD Softwoods has reopened a closed section of its Colac site and workers from self-isolation are returning to work following DHHS investigations.

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  • Delays test patience amid virus outbreak

    Premier Daniel Andrews and Barwon Health insist the average wait time for Colac COVID-19 test results is two to three days, despite numerous reports of community members waiting longer.

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  • Colac tracing lag disappoints

    Colac Motor Group dealer principal Simon Little says the State Government’s contact tracing methods have failed to offer adequate support to Colac businesses with staff COVID-19 cases.

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  • Massive testing operation

    Colac Area Health has tested more than 2700 people for coronavirus since a person tested positive on July 17, as authorities continue to collaborate to respond to Colac’s COVID-19 outbreak.

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  • Mask helped protect customers, coworker

    Another Colac business has recorded a positive case of COVID-19, but the state health department says it’s not cause for alarm.

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