Environment

  • HEROES FOR HABITATS: Farms protect vital vegetation

    Tony Webber and Claire Dennis are among Colac district farmers using covenants to protect native vegetation on their farms.

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  • Skills boost for project team

    A new team of environment workers is tackling projects across Colac and district, including maintenance on the Old Beechy Rail Trail.

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  • Report clears gas drilling

    South-west Victoria has “significant” undiscovered natural gas underground and work to tap into it can start in 2021, a State Government report has found.

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  • Gas going underground

    Scientists have started pumping 140 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the ground each day near Port Campbell as they test new technologies.

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  • Creek discharge investigated

    Authorities are investigating a discharge of grey-coloured water in Colac’s Barongarook Creek yesterday.

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  • Ag Minister looking for councillors

    Victoria’s ongoing ability to produce high-quality food and fibre in a changing climate will be the key focus of a new advisory council.

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  • Weed spraying starts

    Contractors will cut or spray roadside weeds across Colac Otway Shire later this month.

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  • Environmental grants open

    Applications have opened for a state grants program for environmental projects along the coast.

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