Health
Rural pupils take to healthy lifestyles
ALVIE, Beeac and Carlisle River primary school pupils learnt about health during an active afternoon.
Bus kids walk to school
WALKING to school can take a long time for a pupil living at Swan Marsh and studying in Colac.
Surgery advertising offshore for doctors
A SHORTAGE of regional doctors has propelled an Apollo Bay doctors’ surgery to advertise offshore.
Big weekend for community hospice
CAMPAIGNERS behind Colac district’s Anam Cara House will spend the weekend opening the community hospice to the community and furthering fundraising efforts.
Colac heart program goes national
A PROGRAM pioneered in Colac to reduce people’s risk of heart disease has had positive results and could roll-out across the country.
Bid for a role on TV soapie Neighbours
BUDDING Colac actors will have a unique opportunity this weekend to secure a role on award-winning television soapie Neighbours.
Health program are reaping rewards
COLAC and district health programs are paying off, with the district recording lower levels of hospitalisation from preventable disease than the rest of the state.
Father and daughter lifesaving team
COLAC father and daughter team Tim and Ella Nowell are lifesavers, thanks to Ella’s congenital heart defect.