Environment

  • Tree disease leaves $100,000 bill

    A COLAC district farmer estimates a cypress tree disease will cost him $100,000.

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  • Earthship landing at Apollo Bay

    AN environmentally friendly “Earthship” is on its way to landing in an Apollo Bay hillside.

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  • Salinity mapping leaves bitter taste

    A COLAC district landowner says Colac Otway Shire Council has failed farmers by proposing new salinity restrictions without carrying out on-farm inspections.

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  • Winter rain ends restrictions

    AUTHORITIES have lifted Colac and district’s water restrictions thanks to last week’s rain downpours.

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  • Fracking fear for Otways

    COLAC district residents fear mining companies will mine for gas in the Otways, pumping chemicals underground.

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  • Storages rise but restrictions remain

    AUTHORITIES will wait for Colac and district to receive more rain before deciding whether to lift water restrictions.

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  • Anti-fur petition goes viral

    MORE than 21,000 people around the world have joined a Wye River woman’s petition calling for an online marketplace to stop selling endangered animal products.

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  • May rain brings optimism

    COLAC and district rain watchers are optimistic about the coming winter after recording encouraging rain figures for May.

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