Coronavirus

  • Surf Coast Shire touts win for crisis powers

    Surf Coast Shire councillors are claiming a win for their emergency COVID-19 protocols as a $5-million redevelopment at Lorne’s Stribling Reserve moves ahead.

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  • Clubs apprehensive about 2020 season

    Colac District Football Netball League clubs have under two weeks before voting on whether the 2020 season will go ahead, with clubs reportedly “apprehensive” about the idea.

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  • Colac childcare centre closed due to Federal funding pitfalls

    Colac’s newest childcare facility is ready to open its doors but is waiting on the Federal Government to fix a crippling funding pitfall in a support scheme for the sector.

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  • League says clubs won’t pull out

    Colac District Football Netball League chairman Peter Hickey has quashed speculation that some clubs may withdraw from competing in the 2020 season should it go ahead.

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  • Tourist operator’s plea for reopening

    A Lorne tourism operator is urging the Victorian Government to reopen the state before the upcoming school holidays to provide a much-needed jolt to the flailing industry.

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  • Coronavirus impacts CFA response times

    The number of Colac CFA’s incident response times that met the state’s standard declined in the last three months of 2019, but CFA district six commander Mark Hildebrandt says the statistics aren’t a true indication of performance.

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  • Tourism body wants travel rules relaxed

    The Great Ocean Road’s tourism authority is joining a state-wide industry push demanding the State Government ease travel restrictions by June 1.

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  • Corangamite business grants available

    Corangamite Shire Council will offer $180,000 worth of grant opportunities for businesses suffering through the coronavirus downturn.

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