News
Abbatoir restrictions set for review
Colac’s Australian Lamb Company abattoir could be back at increased capacity as soon as next month in time for spring lambing season.
Funding on solid footing
Barongarook Creek pedestrian bridges, a Birregurra footpath and a dozen other projects across Colac Otway Shire are ready to roll out this year.
Test can detect dead virus
Very few recovered coronavirus patients will retest positive to the disease, an infectious diseases expert says. Barwon Health’s director of infectious diseases professor Eugene Athan said the sensitivity of the tests used to detect COVID-19 – PCR tests – meant recovered people could test positive weeks and months after recovery, though it was an occasional […]
Premier won’t rule out further restrictions
Premier Daniel Andrews has refused to rule out further lockdown restrictions across regional Victoria, despite “relatively stable” COVID-19 case numbers.
Rural news in brief
News about cattle prices, emissions reductions, avian influenza and the Westvic Dairy board.
Colac chips in for hospital heart monitor
The Colac community’s generosity has helped Colac Area Health install a new cardiac monitor that could save lives.
Year-low yarding at Colac’s weekly sale
Cattle numbers dwindled to a one-year low at Colac’s weekly market, but prices were unchanged.
Farm braces for worker shortage
A Gellibrand berry farm owner is concerned the lack of a backpacker workforce will impact his summer picking season.