News

  • Colac incomes low but Lorne pay surges

    Lorne residents boast the region’s best incomes, new data shows – while Colac wage earners are still sweating well under the national average.

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  • High-quality cattle on display

    Colac Regional Saleyards’ weekly fat sale had a smaller yarding but prices reflected high quality and seasonal changes.

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  • Wetter times ahead

    The Bureau of Meteorology says the likelihood of a La Niña weather pattern returning this spring is about three times the normal risk, meaning another wet summer could be ahead.

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  • MP calls for transparency on power pole program

    Polwarth MP Richard Riordan has demanded transparency from the State Government following yet another pole fire on the 66-kilovolt Colac to Camperdown powerline.

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  • Community garden takes shape

    Seedlings are sprouting, fruit trees growing and vegies rising as Colac Uniting Church’s new community garden takes shape.

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  • New breed wins over farmer

    Camperdown beef farmer Tony Evans had his sights set on a speckle park herd since he heard about the breed’s widespread international success about three years ago.

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  • Offender’s high rent shocks magistrate

    A resident’s weekly rent rate has raised eyebrows in Colac’s court.

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  • Speedster’s excuses fail to convince court

    A man who police detected driving more than 134kmh at Warncoort with his family in the car has told a court it was “the safest option”.

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