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Colac district groups share $90K in grants
Local clubs, individuals and groups have been recognised through ACCIONA Energía’s latest round of the Mount Gellibrand Wind Farm small grants and scholarship program.
Point Grey plans spark opposition
A new club building, a casual food premises and new public toilets are key features of a draft plan for Lorne’s Point Grey redevelopment.
Winchelsea Primary secures big budget win
Winchelsea Primary School has half a million reasons to celebrate the latest state budget.
Council refuses Murroon farm home
Colac Otway Shire councillors have refused to grant a permit for a house at a Murroon Christmas tree farm.
ESVF freeze ‘not enough’
Volunteers and community members at a Winchelsea protest say a temporary reprieve on a new state emergency service tax is insufficient.
District reaches out with new program
Support for Colac and district farmers to recover from drought must be long-reaching.
That’s why a community committee has established the “Hey Mate, We Have Your Back” initiative to support local primary producers.
Concert date locked, state ups funding
South-west Victoria is banding together in Colac to show solidarity with drought-stricken farmers and communities.
Farmers air drought plight, minister meets in Colac
More than 100 Colac district farmers have turned out to Beeac to share their drought stories with the state. Meanwhile, Victoria’s Agriculture Minister has visited the district and farmers have called for rate relief and water transport subsidies to address immediate need. Farmers, residents and community spokespeople crowded the Farmers Arms Hotel at Beeac on […]