COVID-19

  • COVID detected in Bay’s waste

    Great Ocean Road Health’s chief says the detection of coronavirus fragments in coastal wastewater will become more common, after a positive detection in Apollo Bay’s wastewater this week.

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  • Travel rules ease with NSW

    Vaccinated Victorians can travel freely to New South Wales and Canberra from today.

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  • Vax rate to hit 80 per cent

    Colac Otway is on track to reach 80-per-cent vaccination coverage in time for restrictions easing this week, while its caseload is on the way down.

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  • Jab rule change causes late pub headache

    A last-minute State Government backflip has crushed hopes of a Colac pub opening for sit-down service for the first time in two months.

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  • Camperdown school records COVID case

    A Camperdown primary school has closed after a Colac-based student tested positive to COVID-19, as Colac’s active case numbers drop.

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  • Traders can receive cash to take business outside

    A new State Government funding package will help support businesses set up for street trading and help councils to provide necessary infrastructure and support.

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  • Isolation rules relaxed for COVID close contacts

    COVID-19 close contact management and isolation periods are changing, as the state gets set to hit the 70-per-cent double-dose vaccination target.

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  • Vax milestone eases restrictions

    An easing of COVID-19 restrictions from this week will see more people at the pub and gym, visitors allowed at homes and school students back onsite full-time.

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