Rain

  • Lightning sparks district fires

    Rain and the fast action of firefighters has helped quickly extinguish a series lightning-sparked fires in the Colac district.

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  • A wet end to September

    West Barwon Reservoir has spilled for the second time this year following heavy rain to end September.

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  • Pugging plaguing paddocks

    Colac and district cattle farmers could be bogged down with recent rain causing wet and muddied paddocks.

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  • Wet season threatens canola

    Canola croppers say record prices could offset losses from waterlogged paddocks, and are hoping for a mild couple of months to ensure a bumper harvest.

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  • Rain figures normal as La Nina officially ends

    Colac and district had close to average levels of rain in March.

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  • Lake levels down after dry month

    Mild temperatures continued across the Colac district to end summer, and rain totals dropped as a La Nina weather pattern subsided.

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  • Otways get a record soaking

    Colac has had its wettest January in a decade, while parts of the Otways had their wettest Januaries in at least 20 years following a month of downpours.

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  • RISING: West Barwon Reservoir, south of Forrest, rose by 11.5 per cent last week after a record-breaking downpour.

    Rainfall record falls as reservoir level rises

    A rain downpour across the Colac district has shattered a 20-year monthly rainfall record in the Otways.

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