COVID-19
Snap lockdown hits Colac and district
How is the latest lockdown hitting Colac and district? Click here for coverage of health, council, schools, business, events and more.
Wedding bells ring just before curfew
Colac’s Peta Shearer wasn’t expecting to be married by the end of the day when she woke up on Friday morning.
Colac’s COVID rate was country’s highest
Colac’s COVID-19 outbreak was the largest-per-capita in Australia, the State Opposition’s response to the Victorian Parliament’s coronavirus report has revealed.
Agents plea for travel industry support
Colac’s travel agents have called for an extension of support payments for their industry with the impacts of COVID-19 set to last well into 2021.
Funding to help music industry bounce back
A Colac bar and a district music festival will benefit from State Government grants that aim to help the live music industry recover from the impact of COVID-19.
‘Traffic lights’ control border
Visitors and returning residents from regional New South Wales can come back to Victoria as the state adopts a “traffic light” and permit system for interstate travel from this week.
Busy weekend for virus clinic
Colac’s COVID-19 testing clinic opened at short notice across the weekend as scores of returned interstate travellers sought tests after outbreaks in Sydney and Melbourne.
Border reopens forSunday
Victoria will fully reopen its border to South Australia from this weekend.