COVID-19

  • Business uncertainty grows with restriction extension

    Colac and district businesses are reeling after the State Government’s restrictions roadmap failed to offer clarity about their short-term futures.

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  • Restrictions remain until next week

    Premier Daniel Andrews says he expects Colac and district’s lockdown to end next week, timeframes and specific rules of new restrictions remain unclear.

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  • Call to free Colac from lockdown

    Colac’s state MP Richard Riordan has demanded Colac and district be freed from lockdown, as the State Government prepares a roadmap out of COVID restrictions.

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  • Call for teen home quarantine

    A Birregurra mum says her request for her teenage daughter to return home after being stuck in New South Wales has “fallen on deaf
    ears”.

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  • State’s COVID cases grow

    Victoria’s COVID-19 caseload is at its highest point in almost a year, and authorities have listed venues of concern at Geelong.

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  • Book lovers easy to spot

    Social media has inspired a Colac mum to find a lockdown-friendly way to celebrate Book Week with a community treasure hunt.

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  • Pfizer vaccine opens up as clusters spread

    Young Victorians can book Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from today as a jab drive continues to gain momentum.

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  • False case alarm causes concern

    An unofficial COVID-19 data app has wrongly listed a positive case in the Colac Otway Shire, causing anxiety for residents.

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