Articles by David McKenzie

  • Rain boosts cattle prices

    Heavy rainfall in northern Australia will push up prices at this week’s Colac store cattle sale.

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  • Leading machinery on show at outlet

    Colac district landholders got to try out the latest machinery at Rhys Evans Farm Machinery’s drive day.

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  • Alleged drink driver detected

    A woman in her 50s will face a driver’s licence suspension for six months over alleged drink driving.

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  • Rural news in brief

    A call from the VFF for roads funding; a warning on 1080 fox baits; and tips for keeping poultry disease-free.

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  • Artists kick off big event

    The Colac Otway Arts Trail begins this weekend and Colac and district school students have been busy decorating their fences for the occasion.

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  • $52,000 to set up community consultation panel

    Colac Otway Shire Council will spend $52,000 to set up a panel of 24 community members to develop a vision for the shire’s future.

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  • Farmers push hard for underpass cash

    Colac district farmers and state farming leaders are urging the State Government to chip in $3 million to resume subsidies for cattle underpasses.

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  • Plea to fix zoning rules

    Quad bike regulations, labour shortages and rising land prices have been hot topics during a Victorian Farmers Federation tour of south-west Victoria.

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