Articles by Rachel Simmonds

  • Hedge removal postponed

    Colac Cemetery’s plans to remove an overgrown cypress hedge are on hold after regional Victoria entered its seventh lock-down.

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  • District tree farmer’s future vision to bring benefits for generations

    A Bambra forester has been growing his legacy for future generations from the ground up for more than 30 years.

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  • 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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