COVID-19

  • Demand for vaccine surges at Colac clinic

    This week’s Colac Area Health’s COVID-19 vaccination clinics have been fully booked within 24 hours of opening their bookings, with Colac and district people heeding the call to get the jab.

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  • Loo rolls in demand for lockdown

    Empty shelves and product limits have returned to Colac supermarkets, as panic buyers hit the shops in the wake of a state-wide coronavirus lockdown.

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  • COVID-19 roundup – district assesses impact of lockdown, amid surge in vaccinations

    Apollo Bay business leaders say they’ll likely dodge devastating impacts from the current seven-day lockdown, which falls during a quiet part of the year.

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  • District hit with restrictions amid city outbreak

    Colac and district has returned to strict COVID restrictions as state health authorities battle to contain a Melbourne virus outbreak.

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  • Hospital ready to distribute more vaccines

    Colac Area Health is prepared for an increased demand in COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in the wake of Melbourne’s COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent seven-day state lockdown.

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  • LIVE: Lockdown for Victoria starting midnight

    The State Government has reintroduced COVID restrictions in Melbourne as health authorities investigate new cases that emerged this week.

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  • Federal backing for Avalon push

    There’s fresh hope that Avalon Airport could become home to Victoria’s dedicated COVID-19 quarantine facility, after the Federal Government reportedly indicated its support for the project.

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  • Housing crisis and COVID exacerbate nurse shortage

    A lack of international nurses and a housing shortage are only accentuating a demand for nurses, that has long been a challenge in regional areas, two health services say.

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