News

  • Strong interest continues at cattle markets

    Colac’s latest store cattle sale and special dairy sale were successful sales with strong local interest.

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  • Rural news in brief

    Fodder demand is growing as the national herd continues to build but people should be cautious pricing. Plus news on farm safety rebates, and recruiting seasonal workers.

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  • REAL ESTATE PROPERTY OF THE WEEK

    This gorgeous cottage-style home at 52 Pollack Street, Colac, nestles among mature gardens on a comfortable 588-square-metre allotment close to the botanic gardens and Lake Colac.

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  • Wirraway crash witness eyes plane salvage

    Kevin Hyne watched a CAC Wirraway plunge into Lake Corangamite as a toddler in 1950. Seventy-one years later, he hopes to see it emerge again following a salvage attempt of the Second World War-era plane.

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  • Apollo Bay has recipe for TV stardom

    Apollo Bay is about to hit primetime television, after one of the country’s top reality cooking shows filmed an episode at its iconic harbour.

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  • Authorities ignite planned burnoffs

    Forest managers ignited burnoffs at Carlisle River and Beeac yesterday.

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  • Vaccinations begin at abattoir

    Colac’s Australian Lamb Company will begin its COVID-19 vaccination rollout today.

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  • Endurance rider claims title

    Twenty minutes’ sleep, 550 kilometres, 1200 metres of climbing and 38 hours and 14 minutes in the saddle. That’s what Barongarook’s Stephen Lane conquered to win the Victoria Great Divide bike packing race – and in course-record time.

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