Articles by Rachel Simmonds

  • Busy two market days for Colac’s saleyards

    Colac Regional Saleyards’ had solid sales, happy vendors and firm prices at its weekly and monthly markets.

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  • Big birthday bash for Beechy

    A beloved Otways railway that helped develop agriculture in the region for 60 years has just turned 120, with railway enthusiasts celebrating its history.

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  • Bulla boosts milk payments

    Colac’s Bulla Dairy Foods has announced a milk price increase for the 2021-22 season following an upwards trend for farmgate milk prices and a roaring holiday trade.

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  • Colac duo join in flood effort

    Colac SES members have joined rescue efforts in northern New South Wales after severe weather and flooding inundated homes.

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  • Low rainfall tally for summer’s end

    Colac and district’s continual dry weather and sporadic downpours caused a mild summer, but limited rain in February meant a dry end to the season.

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  • Graduate thrives at AKD

    AKD’s Jasikrat Singh Marwah says his three months at the timber processing facility have been an exciting and “huge journey”.

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  • Camp Quality convoy is a hit

    A Colac truck convoy honked their horns and rallied together to raise money for a children’s cancer charity.

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  • Cows hit 350 cents at market

    Cattle prices dropped at Colac Regional Saleyards’ weekly sale, with the top cows making about 350 cents a kilogram.

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