Rural

  • Cattle truck crashes on bridge

    WINCHELSEA residents watched in horror as cattle from a crashed truck fell from the town’s bridge onto the banks of the Barwon River yesterday.

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  • New trade deal disappoints farmers

    COLAC district’s dairy farming representative says a new Japan Free Trade Agreement is disappointing for farmers.

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  • Shooters suspects in joey deaths

    ILLEGAL shooting might be responsible for the death of kangaroo joeys at a Colac district farm.

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  • Ten-year deal boosts dairy industry

    A NEW 10-year milk supply deal between Woolworths and Fonterra Australia will provide certainty for Colac district dairy farmers.

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  • Council overhauls rating system

    FARM land will continue to attract the lowest rate in the dollar under Colac Otway Shire Council’s latest rates overhaul.

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  • No antidote to cypress tree deaths

    COLAC district landholders are disheartened after a meeting to discuss cypress tree deaths across the district.

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  • Dairy farmer boosting skills

    COLAC district dairy farmer Andrew Beale says he wants to improve his lobbying and presentation skills as part of a national leadership program.

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  • Praise for ‘angel’ firefighters

    FIREFIGHTERS who helped save Birrregurra’s historic Mooleric homestead from a 250-hectare fire this week are “angels”, the homestead’s manager says.

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