Coronavirus

  • Colac party flouts social distancing rules

    Colac’s top cop is reminding residents to continue adhering to social distancing rules, after police had to break up a party in Colac on the weekend.

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  • A year of blows for car dealer

    Colac Motor Group is suffering from the “double-whammy” of COVID-19 and the closure of major vehicle manufacturers, prompting the dealership to call for local help.

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  • Free childcare access to help Colac families

    Colac and district parents will have access to free childcare from this week, thanks to the latest financial support package announced in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Bags full of kindness for families in need

    A Sydney woman with family ties in Colac is lending a hand to Colac and district families and elderly people who are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Timboon Distillery filling a vital need

    Timboon Railway Shed Distillery has found a way to keep busy after coronavirus restrictions forced its closure, by providing an in-demand product to Warrnambool Hospital.

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  • Sharing music’s healing power

    A Colac piano teacher hopes piano can give people the same therapeutic benefits that music gave her while she was battling breast cancer.

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  • Let’s talk about Covid impact

    A Colac group aiming to reduce the stigma of mental illness has highlighted the damaging impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on people’s mental health, and encouraged people to reach out for help.

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  • Arts can thrive despite crisis

    Coronavirus shutdowns could help foster the next generation of artists, a Colac district arts leader says.

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