Articles by Rachel Simmonds

  • 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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  • Green fields draw US farmer

    “When it gets to October and the grass is green and growing like crazy, and you see the cows out on the grass, there’s nothing better than that.”

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  • World prize for glass bottles

    A Timboon dairy farm has won an international award for its dedication to sustainability through glass bottles.

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  • Sticky surface angers driver

    A Beech Forest resident is calling for action after a sticky Colac road damaged her shoes and her car interior.

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  • New CF drug gets approval

    “Every day counts. That is something that really needs to be understood, every single day lungs and other organs deteriorate, there is no time, people with cystic fibrosis have no time.”

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  • Battery to block blackouts

    An Apollo Bay sustainability group is looking for community feedback about the possibility of a “big battery” to power the neighbourhood.

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  • Returned soldier receives special national honour

    Colac export and army veteran Malcolm Carson has received an Order of Australia medal for his phenomenal service to veterans and their families.

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