Rural

  • Market sizes booming with $1.5-million roof

    Cattle sale numbers have jumped 70 per cent at Colac’s saleyards.

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  • Society prepares for 151st Colac Show

    PREPARATIONS for the 151st Colac Show are underway, with rides and vendors set to entertain Colac and district residents from Friday to Sunday.

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  • District beef breeders win state’s top honour

    A COLAC district husband and wife have landed the top spot at this year’s Royal Melbourne Show beef section after a 17-year break from the event.

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  • Dry weather lifts fire danger and affects pasture

    COLAC district’s dry weather has increased fire risks but cut pasture growth, firefighters and farmers say.

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  • Highway to open before winter

    MOTORISTS should be driving on a duplicated highway between Geelong and Winchelsea by next winter, a new VicRoads time schedule says.

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  • Ploughing enthusiasts celebrating milestone

    Colac and district competitive ploughers will celebrate 50 years of Colac’s ploughing association tomorrow.

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  • Concern over ‘rorts’ in olive oil imports

    A DEANS MARSH olive oil producer says stricter regulations on imported olive products would help Australian producers.

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  • Computerised dairy pays off for farmer

    A COLAC district dairy farmer says installing an automatic dairy system has made managing the dairy easier.

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