Articles by Ruby Manson

  • A-maize-ing potential in corn harvest

    Yeodene dairy farmer Mick Buttegieg is hoping for dry conditions until the end of April ahead of his corn harvest.

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  • Pain relief reminder for mulesing

    Agriculture Victoria is reminding sheep farmers that pain relief for sheep mulesing is mandatory, ahead of autumn lambing.

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  • Cat shares debut with mum

    Making your A Grade netball debut at 15 is rare enough. But to debut alongside your mum is almost unheard of.

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  • Plenty in the mix

    Colac reserves coach Colin Hammond says there were plenty of Tigers putting their hand up for senior selection in the team’s round one win.

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  • Mobile disruptions during Telstra work

    Telstra has commenced work to Colac’s mobile network, which resulted in outages to customers mobile services yesterday, and could continue until Friday.

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  • District lashed by blustery weather

    Blustery weather has lashed the Colac district and Otways coast, just in time for Colac district football and netball to resume.

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  • Public safety worry for riverside camps

    Colac Otway farmers and landowners are concerned about how allowing camping on Crown land river frontages could impact public safety and water quality. Consultation is currently open on proposed state regulations that would allow people to camp on Crown river frontages that are licenced to private landholders from September 2021. Anyone can currently access these […]

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  • Alpaca wool becomes art

    Ferguson’s Lauris Jephcott hopes to pass on her appreciation of alpacas by exhibiting the artistic use of their fibres.

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