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  • Satisfaction result thrills councillors

    A community survey has shown customer service remains Corangamite Shire Council’s highest-performing area in terms of community satisfaction.

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  • Surf Coast wants cash for Winchelsea river link

    Councillors voted at their June meeting to apply for $330,000 for stage two of the Barwon River Loop, as part of The Growing Suburbs Fund.

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  • South-west leading for farming output

    South-west Victoria is the number one agricultural producer for Australia, with the Corangamite catchment bringing in hundreds of millions, a new report says.

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  • Rural Scene news in brief

    Victoria has closed its border to bees from New South Wales, amid an incursion of the devastating pest varroa destructor. Plus, an earth mite warning, and a new product to cut livestock methane emissions.

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  • Letters to the editor

    Readers share their views on the issues of the day.

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  • REAL ESTATE PROPERTY OF THE WEEK

    Low-maintenance living, a convenient location and proximity to Lake Colac, the botanic gardens and Colac’s main street ensure this three-bedroom home at 22 Queen Street is sure to impress.

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  • Coastal parks quiet, but better than expected

    The winter school holidays have proven quiet for Colac and the Great Ocean Road, but occupancy is above the expected rate, exceeding pre-COVID numbers.

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  • New minister stops by

    Victoria’s new Agriculture Minister has visited a Larpent farm for a meet-and-greet with the Colac region’s agricultural community during her first week in the job.

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