News

  • Empty homes a target for vandals and thieves

    Colac police are reminding landlords to keep an eye on their vacant properties after receiving reports of break-ins at unoccupied houses.

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  • Letters to the editor

    Readers share their views on Colac Otway Shire Council’s efforts at carbon neutrality, praise the Cressy Cemetery, and comment on the future of the CFA.

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  • Education advocate to continue serving Colac sector

    Colac’s Brian Crook will serve three more years on the South West TAFE board.

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  • 2020-21 milk prices down

    Colac and district dairy farmers have entered the new financial year with lower milk prices but hope a good spring and autumn will keep costs at bay.

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  • Poultry industry inquiry calls

    Poultry farmers and supermarkets are calling for an industry inquiry after retail chicken prices stagnated while other meat prices surged.

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  • Weekly market returns to pens

    Leaner cows averaged 10 cents a kilogram dearer at Colac’s weekly cattle market, but beef cows, grown steers and grown heifers were unchanged in value.

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  • Colac cash for green initiatives

    Four Colac and district community groups will share in $15,000 in funding for food sharing initiatives, environment projects and supporting young artists.

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  • Education on new work manslaughter laws

    The Victorian Farmers Federation is encouraging farmers to be aware of the new workplace manslaughter laws that came into effect this month.

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