Business
Farmers might boycott selling centre
COLAC’S saleyards will permanently move to post-sale cattle weighing, in a move which has farmers considering a boycott of the selling centre.
Colac biogas plan powers ahead
PLANS to build a biogas power plant in Colac can restart after developers secured a funding extension.
Fonterra closure no surprise to former employee
A FORMER Colac district dairy factory worker says he could see the closure of the Cororooke plant coming.
Eighty jobs in doubt in second hit to Colac
COLAC’S Otway Community College has gone into voluntary administration after struggling to cope with changes in government funding.
Dairy plant’s closure affects 130 workers
CIVIC leaders say Colac won’t be able to absorb 130 job losses after the closure of Fonterra’s Cororooke cheese factory.
Colac going off again for sale
COLAC’S retail centre will be abuzz with hundreds of bargain hunters for the city’s second Colac Goes Off sale.
Unfair rates anger farmers
COLAC district farmers say they are angry about paying an “unfair” share of council rates.
Asylum seekers will work in Colac
ASYLUM seekers will move to Colac to fill job shortages, as part of a new pilot program.