State Government

  • Elective surgeries resume next week

    Elective surgeries at the state’s public and private hospitals will start to resume next week, where safe to do so, after a slowdown in the number of new coronavirus cases.

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  • Coverage boost for Jancourt East residents

    Telstra has switched on a new mobile phone tower at Jancourt East in the west Otways, bringing mobile coverage to the area for the first time.

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  • Schools will head online for term two

    Colac and district school students will continue their schooling from home next week, after the State Government enforced remote learning to reduce the spread of coronavirus.

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  • Non-urgent surgery pause

    The State Government has halted all non-urgent elective surgery until further notice, as preparations escalate for the health system to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • $500,000 expansion for trails

    Forrest will cement its spot as the state’s must-see mountain bike destination, with the announcement of new trails.

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  • $500,000 expansion for trails

    Forrest will cement its spot as the state’s must-see mountain bike destination, with the announcement of new trails.

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  • Phone ban benefits learning

    Students at Colac Secondary College are already benefitting from a ban on mobile phones in the classroom and schoolyard, the college’s principal says.

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  • High school report due soon

    Colac Otway Shire Council will likely receive an assessment of a proposal to buy the former Colac High School site next month, with councillors likely to read the verdict soon after.

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