Health Department

  • Flu shot mandate confirmed

    Colac district healthcare workers must receive a flu vaccine by August as part of Health Department orders.

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  • Follow texts for exposure advice

    Victoria’s Health Department will progressively stop publicly listing tier two COVID-19 exposure sites, the state’s Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton says.

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  • Long drive for COVID test

    South West Healthcare says COVID-19 testing clinics are not a realistic option for every rural town, after a report that a Camperdown resident had to pay to get tested at a local GP clinic.

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  • Flu numbers remain low across area

    The Health Department says Colac Otway has only recorded one flu case this year, despite local doctors reporting more.

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