Articles by A Staff Reporter
Cattle prices fluctuate during weekly fat sale
Cattle prices at Colac Regional Saleyards saw variances last week with quality bulls selling for up to $3 a kilogram at Thursday’s weekly sale, 40 cents more than the previous week.
Protect stock in dry with containment
Colac and district farmers can manage their stock during dry seasonal conditions with the use of a stock containment area.
Colac turning to ghost town
It’s starting to get a little bit spooky across the city.
Overseas student loses licence, but avoids record
An international student caught doing 138 kilometres on the Princes Highway near Birregurra is off the roads for the next six months, but has avoided a criminal conviction.
Sting barks, but no bite
Police have nabbed seven drivers for mobile phone infractions in Colac, but the motorists have all avoided a fine.
Sofa lit on second storey
A burning couch fell from a balcony during a blaze in a Colac unit yesterday.
Magistrate warns driver of prison potential
A lawyer has described his Camperdown client as “incredibly stupid” for an accident that flipped his car and put him at risk of a jail sentence.
Learner avoids conviction
A Colac learner driver who blew a blood alcohol reading three times the legal limit on an early morning drive with a car full of friends has avoided a criminal conviction but won’t be driving for the next nine months.