rural scene

  • Financial farm support available

    Support is on hand for farmers doing it tough through drought, a regional financial counsellor says.

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  • AFL legend to speak at picnic

    District farmers can catch up with neighbours and hear from an AFL legend at a Cockies Picnic in Colac this month.

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  • Hopes for milk price increase

    Dairy processor Fonterra is the first to declare its opening milk price for the 2025-26 season, an increase from its current season price. But district farmers are still hoping for a higher price amid climbing production costs.

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  • Extreme weather impacts dairy farm profits

    Dairy Australia’s recently released Situation and Outlook for mid-year 2025 shows that recovery in Victorian regions for the year ahead is paramount to “reversing the current trends in industry confidence”.

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    District mayor joins state taskforce

    Corangamite Shire’s mayor will sit on a new drought taskforce that will inform further State Government support.

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  • District reaches out with new program

    Support for Colac and district farmers to recover from drought must be long-reaching.

    That’s why a community committee has established the “Hey Mate, We Have Your Back” initiative to support local primary producers.

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  • Relief a start, more is needed

    Corangamite Shire farmers say a new drought relief package is welcome, but not ideal.

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  • Tax is forcing farmer’s hand

    A controversial new levy has prompted Barunah Plains farmer and long-serving CFA volunteer Steve Peel to re-evaluate his decades-long commitment to the fire service.

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