Articles by Zara Cuthbertson

  • Survey captures record-high milk profits

    The 2022-2023 Dairy Farm Monitor Project has found Victorian dairy farmers had a record profitable year, thanks to high milk prices and carefully managed high costs.

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  • Toolkit to help farmers prepare

    Agriculture Victoria’s new Fire Preparedness Toolkit is designed to assist farmers and land managers to prepare their farm for the fire season.

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  • District producers claim medals

    Colac’s district farmers have demonstrated their high-quality produce and stock at this year’s Royal Melbourne Show.

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  • Environmental transformation

    Upper Barwon Landcare Network facilitator Andrea Montgomery says maintaining healthy waterways is key for maintaining our local farms well into the future.

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  • New dairy advocacy group ‘open’

    Dairy farmers across the Colac district and the rest of the state can now look to a new association for advocacy, after the Dairy Farmers Association of Victoria opened for business.

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  • Colac refugee volunteers waiting for family’s arrival

    Colac and District Rural Australians for Refugees members are eagerly awaiting news about the arrival date of a family from Africa.

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  • Year 12 Countdown series – Sophie Ewert

    When it comes to exam season, Lavers Hill K-12 student Sophie Ewert knows the drill.

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  • Start preparations for fire season now

    Larpent CFA captain and dairy farmer Mark Billing says Colac district farmers must begin preparations for an early fire season.

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