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  • Successful milk season is thanks to farmers’ efforts

    Record profits for the region’s dairy farmers are positive, but largely thanks to a favourable few years in the industry, WestVic Dairy board member Jacqui Suares says.

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  • Voice poll favours “Yes” vote

    Ahead of the Voice to Parliament Referendum on Saturday, the Colac Herald has conducted an online poll to see how its readers would vote and why.

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  • Vacant house tax raises concern

    Victorian Farmers Federation has voiced concerns over a recent government announcement to extend the vacancy tax to houses in regional Victoria that have been vacant for more than six months.

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  • AEC provides information for voters

    Colac and district people will head to the polls on Saturday to cast their vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum, but a common theme amongst voters is that there isn’t enough information available to people to make an informed decision.

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  • Three injured in crash

    Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at Elliminyt on Friday, and police are urging drivers to concentrate when they get behind the wheel.

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  • 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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  • Scotts Creek man dies in crash

    Police are seeking community help with their investigation into a fatal crash in Simpson which claimed the life of a 65-year-old Scotts Creek man.

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  • Stamp of approval for iconic road

    Tourists think the Great Ocean Road is a Mickey Mouse location, and now it has the stamp of approval.

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