COVID-19 vaccine
Winter booster available for over-30s
People aged over 30 will now be able to access a fourth COVID-19 vaccine to help reduce severe disease from the emerging surge of new Omicron variants.
Camperdown vaccination centre closes
South West Healthcare will close Camperdown’s COVID-19 vaccination centre, following low vaccination numbers in the past couple of months.
District reaches 31,000 vaccines
Colac Area Health and two Colac medical practices have administered more than 31,000 COVID-19 vaccines since the rollout started.
Access winter booster
At-risk population groups can now receive a winter booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, as recommended by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation.
Colac celebrating vaccine milestone
18,333 COVID-19 vaccines in 365 days – yesterday marked one year since Colac Area Health administered its first COVID-19 vaccine.
New COVID vaccine available
Colac Otway recorded 45 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend as restrictions eased and the Health Department welcomes a new COVID-19 vaccine from today.
Tribunal backs Bulla sacking
Bulla Dairy Foods has welcomed a Fair Work Commission ruling that the company was right to terminate the employment of a Colac worker who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Book in for a booster shot now
Colac district people will be able to get their COVID-19 booster vaccine sooner, after the State Government reduced the interval between second and third doses.