Articles by Ruby Manson

  • Workforce shortage hitting farmers hard

    A shortage of relief milkers and farmhands is putting Colac district farmers under pressure, forcing them to consider tough calls to protect their businesses.

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  • Geelong no threat to saleyards

    Colac Otway Shire Council and the district’s livestock association chief say a potential new selling centre at Geelong would not affect Colac’s saleyards.

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  • Cape koalas moved on

    More than 90 koalas are settling into their new home in the Great Otway National Park near Lorne after being translocated from the over-browsed Cape Otway.

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  • Cyclist hits 1000km for Salvos

    Beeac’s Luke Lethbridge has smashed out the kilometres and his fundraising target in his month-long effort to support the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal.

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  • May rain wrap, and south west winter climate outlook

    Colac Otway rain gauges caught mixed results in May, but Colac’s official weather station recorded a wetter-than-average month.

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  • Beautiful Bay coast stirs Polish painter

    The Otways coast has reignited a Polish expat’s passion for art, after the demands of fine arts training as a teen stifled her creativity.

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  • LIVING THE DREAM: Michael finds his passion

    Cororooke dairy farmer Michael Demasi has found his calling as a dairy farmer. The 17-year-old turned to milking shortly after leaving school and he hasn’t looked back.

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  • Cultural reflection in colourful pieces

    Annie Kiel-Taggart’s Camperdown studio-loft PassionFish ArtHouse is an evolving project that reflects her childhood memories of being raised in the country.

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