Articles by David McKenzie

  • Used flares a risk in bins

    Corangamite Shire Council has urged people to keep old flares out of their wheelie bins.

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  • Money in kitty for community groups

    South Purrumbete’s recreation reserve will get a new fence thanks to a Corangamite Shire Council grants scheme, but thousands of dollars are sitting in the grants pool for community groups.

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  • Rural Scene news rundown

    Compost advice for Colac district animal farms Colac district intensive animal industries can get free advice on using composting to manage their manure waste. The University of Queensland will bring its Great Aussie Composting Roadshow to Colac for a free event on March 6. Producers such as egg and broiler farms, cattle feedlots, piggeries and […]

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  • Time to pay pet regos

    Pet owners in Corangamite Shire must pay their annual domestic animal registration fees before April 10.

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  • Women’s sports grants open

    Community sport clubs across Victoria can use State Government grants to increase participation for women and girls.

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  • Register to vote for poll

    The Australian Electoral Commission has messaged almost 400,000 Australians to remind them to enrol to vote, ahead of a national referendum on the Aboriginal Voice to parliament later this year.

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  • Call for swimming vests

    A Colac district man wants mandatory life vests for swimmers in a bid to reduce Australia’s drowning toll.

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  • Untold tale of music legends

    Elvis Presley. Johnny Cash. Roy Orbison. Jerry Lee Lewis. They’re all legends of rock’n’roll, and all owed their careers to producer Sam Phillips of Sun Records.

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