Articles by Jacob Traynor

  • Businesses raise $50K

    Corporate supporters have committed about $50,000 so far towards a grassroots farmer support program.

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  • Newspaper issue after trader ends

    A newspaper vendor at Apollo Bay says the store should be able to meet new demand following the closure of the town’s main retailer.

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  • Hay help is coming to district

    A charity group will deliver donated hay to farms in Colac Otway and Corangamite next month and in months following.

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  • Must find feed: drought crisis is ongoing

    Last week’s downpour has not alleviated the crisis facing primary producers, farmers say, while a hay drive has announced it will visit Camperdown.

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  • Reliable records crucial amid drought, MP says

    Colac received a downpour last week, official data showed – but nobody remembered it, and it didn’t appear in any rain gauges.

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  • WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK: Support already rolling in for program

    Officials are reporting a groundswell of community backing for a grassroots drought support program.

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  • Showing farmers we have their back

    Hearing farmers share their stories last week was tough listening. The ABC has been replaying the angry and the heartbreaking; most were matter-of-fact and ready to keep battling.

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  • photo of the Corangamite Shire Council sign

    District mayor joins state taskforce

    Corangamite Shire’s mayor will sit on a new drought taskforce that will inform further State Government support.

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