Rural

  • Dry month for Colac district

    COLAC was among the driest places in western Victoria in November, receiving half its average rainfall for the month.

    By

  • Berry grower has taste for cider

    THE opening of this year’s berry season is extra special for Colac district’s Pennyroyal Berry farm.

    By

  • Community supports Colac Show

    COLAC Show organisers say a supportive community is the key to the event’s success and longevity.

    By

  • Gun thefts trigger police alarm

    GUNS are continuing to fall into the hands of criminals across the Colac district after a second firearm burglary from a rural property this week.

    By

  • Farmers launch new milk brand

    COLAC district farmers have taken a brave step of launching their own brand of milk into more than 400 supermarkets.

    By

  • Tree disease changing landscape

    COLAC district’s landscape is facing drastic change as a disease continues to kill off the region’s iconic cypress wind breaks.

    By

  • Cat loses leg in illegal trap

    AN illegal trap has cost a family pet cat one of its leg and part of its tail

    By

  • Electronic sheep tags ‘ridiculous’

    A COLAC district sheep farmer says electronic tagging would add nearly $30,000 to his farm’s expenses.

    By