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Winch Hall deal proposed
Winchelsea’s former shire hall is finally set to reopen to the public, with the town’s community to take over management of the site.
Development plan needs council approval
A proposed development plan could help prepare more than 46 hectares of residential land in Colac West for subdivision into hundreds of lots.
Lockdown surprise for cool cat
A COVID lockdown cancelled an Apollo Bay family’s party, but they still managed to celebrate safely with an extraordinary cake.
Prices ease at winter yarding
Prices mostly eased at Colac’s weekly cattle market as COVID kept human crowd numbers down.
Shy potoroos come into focus
Researchers in the Otways are tracking a threatened species’ movements after burnoffs to better understand their ecology.
Rural Scene rundown
Farm safety, dog deaths, animal cruelty and game licences feature in this week’s Rural Scene.
G21 conference goes virtual
A COVID-19 lockdown has sent the G21 annual stakeholder forum online for the second time.
State refutes backdown claim
The State Government has quashed claims that it has backflipped on giving campers access to Crown land river frontages, but remains tight-lipped on how it will regulate campers.