Rain

  • Monthly rainfall boost continues

    The Colac district has enjoyed another day of rain, but still less than the downpour experienced earlier this month.

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  • South west region welcomes weekend of rain

    “It’s just a blessing.” Colac district farmers have breathed a sigh of relief after a desperately-needed deluge over the weekend.

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  • Reliable records crucial amid drought, MP says

    Colac received a downpour last week, official data showed – but nobody remembered it, and it didn’t appear in any rain gauges.

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  • Rain vital for district farmers

    Wool Wool farmer Toby Campbell says above average rainfall over the next “two to three months” is vital if the region is to get out of the woods from the green drought.

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  • Dry autumn across Colac Otway

    Colac’s water storages are just half full after one of the driest autumns on record, with the district also missing the deluge experienced by eastern parts of the state this week.

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  • April rain welcome after two-month dry

    The first day of April delivered significantly more rain across the Colac district than the total rain tally of the previous two months, in what local farmers will be hoping is the first sign of the ‘autumn break’.

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  • Dry July matches bureau’s predictions

    Predictions of drier-than-average weather have eventuated, with Colac receiving half its usual rain levels in July.

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  • District wet weather ends hotter period

    Wet weather and mild temperatures hit Colac and district across the weekend, and it’s set to continue.

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