Environment

  • Shooters suspects in joey deaths

    ILLEGAL shooting might be responsible for the death of kangaroo joeys at a Colac district farm.

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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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  • Opposition to fire overlay

    OTWAYS landowners say Colac Otway Shire Council must use its draft bushfire planning project to make high-fire-risk towns safe rather than stopping development.

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  • No antidote to cypress tree deaths

    COLAC district landholders are disheartened after a meeting to discuss cypress tree deaths across the district.

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  • Rescued koala dies

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

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  • Farmer wants region to fight mining

    A BIRREGURRA farmer says “people power” can stop coal-seam gas mining in the Colac region but communities might only have 12 months to act.

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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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  • Birregurra meeting to fight mining

    BIRREGURRA’S Leisa Gittings wants district residents to be aware of possible effects on Otways communities if mining exploration goes ahead.

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