Articles by Ruby Manson
Kids’ farm safety more important than ever
Agriculture Victoria is reminding parents about the importance of on-farm safety with more children at home on farms due to COVID-19.
Rural property a hot commodity
Colac and district rural land prices have followed the state trend to record a fourth year of consecutive growth.
Designer makes shortlist
A prize pack of art supplies couldn’t have arrived at a better time for budding Colac designer Angus Wade.
Scholarships for training
Young Colac district farmers can expand their skills, knowledge and agricultural expertise through the Upskill and Invest Young Farmers Scholarships.
Stage set for virtual concert
Colac musician Lewis Oborne admits that performing to an empty COPACC theatre will feel strange.
Erosion concerns continue at Apollo Bay foeshore
The Otway Coast Committee says it needs significant state and federal funding before it can provide long-term solutions to erosion issues at Apollo Bay.
Colac show decision this month
Colac and District Pastoral and Agricultural Society will decide this month whether the Colac Show will go ahead in 2020.
Ag business booming
A boom in Australia’s agriculture sector has been favourable for a Colac-based business, but has brought with it new challenges to negotiate. Greg Allan Farm Machinery and Colac Ag’s Jon Allan said rain in drought-affected northern Australia and better milk prices for Colac district farmers meant business was unusually good for this time of year. […]