rural scene

  • Local dairy leader optimistic

    Larpent dairy farmer and WestVic Dairy board member Jacqui Suares says favourable farmgate milk prices for the 2023-24 season should re-build local farmers’ “confidence” in the dairy industry.

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  • Farm work rewarding for vet

    Large-animal vet Tom Loughnan says he feels lucky to enjoy the rural lifestyle of Colac through his work.

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  • New focus for district farm icons

    More than 100 years of dairying legacy will come to a close at the Cairnbrae Jersey final dispersal sale.

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  • Variety excites Elise in new role

    For livestock agent Elise Strang, no two days are ever the same.

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  • Rate rises hit rural residents

    Colac Otway Shire farmers and rural property owners are set to feel the pinch of rate rises after the release of the council 2023-2024 draft budget.

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  • CSC develops future farmers

    Agriculture students at Colac Secondary College are flourishing this school year, with more students taking interest in the program than in previous years.

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  • Farming family works together

    For the Jennings family, working together is in the essence of everything they do.

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  • Grape expectations for district couple

    Travis and Katie Alstin love a challenge – and that’s exactly what they got when their first child came into the world at the same time as their very first grape harvest.

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