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  • Study tour inspires district landcarers

    Colac district farmers and Heytesbury District Landcare Network representatives have returned from a New Zealand study tour with fresh ideas on regenerative and sustainable farming that could be adopted locally.

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  • Permit approved in farm zone

    “I don’t see how construction of a house on this particular block of land is going to compromise our plan.”

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  • Neighbours divided on plan

    The closest neighbours to a proposed 1.6-million-bird chicken meat farm at Birregurra have thrown their support behind the venture.

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  • Perspective on pomegranates

    CrossXPollinatioN feature artist Meaghan Shelton’s portrayal of pomegranate seeds links back to her childhood experiences.

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  • Prices, cattle numbers lift at Colac saleyards

    Prices increased and cattle numbers continued to lift at Colac Regional Saleyards’ weekly fat sale on Thursday.

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  • Birre’s building block boost

    Birregurra Preschool families and staff are looking forward to facility upgrades, with a funding boost from the State Government confirmed.

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  • Terms shed light on issues

    Councillor behaviour, CEO support, meetings, conflicts and handling of matters with “serious risk to health and safety” are all specific focuses for Colac Otway Shire Council’s new eagle-eye overseer.

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  • Crash near Gellibrand

    Two men in their 20s were taken to Geelong Hospital with upper body injuries and a third person escaped injury after a single vehicle crash near Gellibrand on Saturday night.

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