Articles by Colac Herald Contributor

  • Historic homestead changing hands

    HISTORIC Colac district property Corunnun Homestead is about to change ownership after almost a century in the same family.

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  • Labor stalwart says Cheeseman must stay

    A FORMER federal Labor MP says the party would commit “political suicide” if “factional fools” dumped Corangamite MP Darren Cheeseman before the next election.

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  • MP selling up for wind farm campaign

    POLITICIAN Simon Ramsay says he will walk away from his home beside a Colac district wind farm to be a voice for people with turbine concerns.

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  • Colac gardeners bartering for goods

    COLAC gardeners are returning to the days of bartering, with a Colac couple starting a food swap group this week.

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  • No regrets telling Gillard to go

    DARREN Cheeseman’s call for a government leadership spill threw the Corangamite MP into the national spotlight this week, but he says he has no regrets.

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  • Dead pony dumped in Otways ‘tip’

    A COLAC district horse rider fears people are using the “beautiful” Otways as a tip after she discovered a dead pony dumped at Barongarook.

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  • Seals bite harbour visitors

    APOLLO BAY’S visiting fur seals have bitten three people at the harbour.

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  • Food network could benefit everybody

    A TOURISM tourism leader says Colac district residents could eat fresher food and district farmers could win a supermarket price war if they supported each other.

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