Articles tagged: COVID-19
Driver Reviver back in action after break
Commuters will be able to stop and refresh this weekend with Colac’s Driver Reviver site opening for the end of the school holidays.
Mask restrictions ease for office workers
Workplace mask rules have eased, and large venues can welcome more patrons under new COVID restrictions that begin today.
Zone changes
The State Government has downgraded multiple interstate locations from red zones to orange zones, in the latest easing of COVID-19 restrictions.
Community radio to present creative stories
Colac district radio listeners will perk up their ears with presenters reading out community-written stories over the coming month.
Push to get vaccines
Apollo Bay and Lorne locals have shared their perspectives on COVID-19 vaccines and their wishes for other coastal residents to get the jab to protect their communities and look to the future.
State’s restrictions ease further
Visitors can return to health centres and public gathering limits have risen again in the latest changes to Victoria’s COVID-19 restrictions.
Inside running for quarantine facility
The Federal Government wants to bypass standard regulation processes to streamline construction of a Victorian quarantine facility.
Driver Reviver closed
School holiday travellers will miss out on their hot cuppa from Colac’s Driver Reviver site this weekend due to ongoing COVID-19 uncertainty.
New Zealand travel on the cards
New Zealand has reopened its travel bubble with Victoria and Australian states are removing travel restrictions ahead of the school holidays.
COVID test numbers ease
The fluctuation in Colac’s COVID-19 testing numbers in the past month is reflective of Victoria’s COVID-19 situation, Colac Area Health community health executive director Jo Stevens says.
Priority shots for aged carers
Colac, Lorne and Apollo Bay aged-care staff continue to be a priority in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but not all of them have received a vaccine.
Patients urged to seek second COVID vaccine
Health authorities say it is still safe for people aged 50 to 59 to receive their second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine, after the minimum age recommendation for the vaccine increased.
District welcomes visa plans
Colac district farmers are set to benefit from a dedicated agricultural visa aimed to deliver workers to the agricultural sector, Colac district employers say.
Shot shortage making clinic tough to plan
Colac Area Health chief Fiona Brew says the health service is planning its COVID-19 vaccine clinics week by week due to supply shortages.
City travellers, footy crowds can return under new COVID rules
A border separating regional Victorian and Melbourne will lift and density limits will ease for a host of venues under new COVID rules that take effect Friday.
Victoria eagerly waits for restrictions to ease
Victoria recorded two locally-acquired COVID-19 cases yesterday as it prepares further easing of restrictions later this week.
EDITORIAL: Sport caps need to be improved
The State Government needs to urgently revise its restrictions on regional Victoria to ensure community sport can actually go ahead.
Pfizer shot safe for expectant mothers
Health authorities are recommending pregnant women have the Pfizer vaccine due to the risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19 for them and their unborn babies.
More restrictions ending
Colac and district residents can have visitors in their homes again and adult sport can resume from today as regional Victoria takes further steps out of COVID restrictions.
Eased restrictions likely this week
The Colac district remains “on track” for further easing of COVID restrictions on Friday.
Rest stop has a break
Colac’s Driver Reviver site will remain closed this long weekend due to Melbourne’s COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent travel restrictions.
Gym frustrated over lockdown
While the reopening of regional Victoria is great news for many businesses, gyms are frustrated at their continued closures and are counting the costs of cancelled memberships.
EDITORIAL: Working together to evade coronavirus
Patience, vigilance and understanding are the key for our community as we come out of another COVID-19 lockdown.
Aged-care staff waiting for jab
Two Colac aged-care homes say they still have staff members waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine, but all residents who wanted to receive the jab have been vaccinated.
