Animals

  • Dad’s unique thank you to hospital

    A COLAC vet has devised a unique way to thank the Royal Children’s Hospital for helping his daughter survive leukaemia.

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  • Tourists report panther sighting

    TOURISTS have reported seeing a panther in the southern Otways’ Aire Valley at the weekend.

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  • Wildlife carer opposes roo culling

    COLAC district wildlife campaigner Ron Anstis says a decision to process kangaroos into pet food will lead to unnecessary animal deaths.

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  • Rescued koala dies

    A KOALA rescued from a Colac district fire this month has died.

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  • Family cat shot, left for dead

    A COLAC family is heartbroken after a cruel pet-hater shot their family cat and left it for dead.

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  • Cinders the koala survives fire

    A YOUNG koala with burnt feet and hands has earned the name Cinders from her rescuers after surviving the district’s Stonyford fire.

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  • Wind farm brolga claims

    MISSING data about brolgas nesting and flocking in the Colac district could have stopped a wind farm development, a campaigner has alleged.

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  • Devastated farmers overwhelmed

    A COLAC district farming family has been on an emotional “roller coaster” since more than half their dairy cattle died from a freak toxic reaction.

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