Articles by A Staff Reporter

  • Rural news in brief

    A rise in illegal vegetation removal, political action on seasonal workers and border crossings, and a push fur regional areas to lead the COVID recovery.

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  • Textile art show now online

    Colac’s annual CrossXpollinatioN exhibition is heading online so it can go ahead despite COVID-19.

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  • Strong voice needed for tourism and agriculture

    Scotts Creek dairy farmer Jamie Vogels hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps as he nominates for the upcoming Corangamite Shire Council Coastal Ward election.

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  • Council chief calls for kindness

    State health authorities have highlighted Colac’s current COVID-19 outbreak as indicative of why restrictions must recede slowly.

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  • Bright idea brightens up Lorne

    Thousands of daffodils have brightened up Lorne for the start of spring.

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  • Site prepared for Winchelsea memorials

    Work has started on new war memorial cairns at Winchelsea’s Memorial Park.

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  • Rural news in brief

    Weather experts have raised the likelihood of a wet spring for the Colac region, with an alert that an unusual weather event might occur later this year.

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  • Isolation and disappointment inspire winning picture

    A wedding postponement and being unable to visit UK relatives has inspired the winning image in a Timboon contest.

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