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  • Group seeks Little Things to cheer people up

    Community service Meli is calling on Colac and district people to provide joy to people in need through the “little things” for the month of June.

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  • Farmers facing huge rate rise

    Corangamite Shire farmers are facing a 9.5 per cent rate rise on the back of surging farmland values, with councillors calling on the State Government to review the entire rates system.

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  • Lorne water supply talks

    Lorne residents can join a discussion with Barwon Water to plan for the town’s future water needs.

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  • Farmers brush up on biosecurity practices

    Farmers, agriculture experts, vets and biosecurity specialists have gathered in Colac to share insights into keeping diseases out of dairy farms.

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  • Farm work rewarding for vet

    Large-animal vet Tom Loughnan says he feels lucky to enjoy the rural lifestyle of Colac through his work.

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  • Launch of wheelie helpful bike repair station

    A new bike repair station at Gellibrand will assist bike users travelling along the Old Beechy Rail Trail.

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  • Council set to pay off the last of its loans

    Colac Otway Shire Council will be debt free after this month, after councillors voted to pay off council’s final loan.

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  • A fulfilling form of creativity

    Skenes Creek artist Jacqueline Lord didn’t let a cancer diagnosis get in the way of her love of creating handmade jewellery that began when she was just a toddler playing in her grandmother’s jewellery box.

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