Articles by Rachel Simmonds

  • Creator combines old and new skills

    Mixed-media artist Jo Wade started creating from a very young age when her expat mum taught her how to sew.

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  • Larpent tractor fire not suspicious

    Fire authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a Larpent farm owner’s tractor.

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  • Call for teen home quarantine

    A Birregurra mum says her request for her teenage daughter to return home after being stuck in New South Wales has “fallen on deaf
    ears”.

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  • Book lovers easy to spot

    Social media has inspired a Colac mum to find a lockdown-friendly way to celebrate Book Week with a community treasure hunt.

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  • Permit for $5-million factory

    A new $5-million milk processing facility plant at Camperdown will bring up to 50 jobs after gaining Corangamite Shire Council’s approval.

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  • A journey into railway history

    Author and historian Norman Houghton was rapt to publish his 44th book, focusing on Warrnambool line railway stations.

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  • Dairy life hooks Londoners

    From sales and swimming in London to dairy farming at Ecklin South, a Colac district couple have discovered a love for the dairy industry after years of travelling.

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  • Brigade needs new firefighters

    Colac Fire Brigade is on the hunt for new members after COVID-19 hampered recruitment last year.

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