Articles by Rachel Simmonds

  • Wood ban starts next week

    Victoria’s spring firewood collection season will close at midnight on Wednesday.

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  • Phone fix coming for Otways

    Telstra managers have promised Gellibrand residents improvements after their landlines regularly failed during power outages.

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  • Record schoolies attendance brings benefits

    Lorne is enjoying its best schoolies bookings on record, as high school graduates choose to celebrate in their home state, in a big boost after a difficult year.

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  • Baby boom for elephants

    Former Colac district resident Erin Gardiner says she is ecstatic to help welcome three baby elephants in a zoo-first.

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  • A passion for food sparks new service

    An impressive new boning facility in Colac is offering livestock farmers a service “from farm to plate”.

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  • Prices and quality impress at market

    Colac’s 260-head weekly cattle sale stunned livestock agents with strong prices and high-quality cattle.

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  • Garden inspiration for textile creator

    Colac textile artist Fiona Jellie can sew just about anything, creating delicate and detailed projects from repurposed decorative pieces.

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  • Fun in Colac

    Colac’s young people have been out and about at Kidz Kingdom, Colac Botanic Gardens and Central Reserve’s skate park making the most of spring weather.

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