COVID-19
Hundreds take virus test
Colac Area Health has tested almost 900 people for COVID-19 across the past three days and is encouraging every community member with coronavirus symptoms to access testing.
Twelve cases in Colac COVID cluster
Colac’s COVID-19 cluster has reached 12 cases on official counts.
COVID CLUSTER: Colac school closes and workplaces on alert after six positive tests
At least six people have contracted COVID-19 as part of a Colac cluster.
Masks a must for major employer
Visitors to Bulla’s Colac sites will have to wear masks to increase staff and community safety in the COVID environment.
Licence checks protect community
Colac and district’s pubs are checking patrons’ postcodes, with venues having to refuse customers from locked-down areas.
Trinity closed for three days
Trinity College Colac will be closed until Thursday and Year 12 students will be studying from home for a fortnight after a student tested positive for COVID-19.
Face masks advised
Regional Victorians should wear face masks when they can’t enforce social distancing, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrew says, as coronavirus testing increases across the state.