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Locals rally: community reaches out after fire guts family home
The Colac and district community has rallied around a Warrion family after a housefire razed their home to the ground.
Pain relief reminder for mulesing
Agriculture Victoria is reminding sheep farmers that pain relief for sheep mulesing is mandatory, ahead of autumn lambing.
Vealers draw strong demand
Good stock and quality vealers attracted strong demand at Colac’s weekly cattle market.
Proposal to share rural school buses
Giving the wider public access to school buses could help more people in Colac Otway get from A to B.
But authorities would need to take a close look at the details, with the community able to have a say.
Campsite still closed
The new Jaimeson Creek Campground near Lorne is set to remain closed until at least next month as state authorities work through regulation requirements.
Free help for job hunts
A free service at Colac’s South West TAFE campus helping unemployed people fill job vacancies has resumed face-to-face meetings after stopping during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Letters to the Editor
Politicians write in about roads funding and a war anniversary.
Benefits of biology on show at Simpson
A biological farming event at Simpson will give regional food producers the opportunity to hear and see the benefits of regenerative farming practices.