Rural

  • Ratepayers fail to comment on rise

    RATEPAYERS can only blame themselves if civic leaders hit them with a 7.87 per cent rate rise.

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  • Salinity mapping leaves bitter taste

    A COLAC district landowner says Colac Otway Shire Council has failed farmers by proposing new salinity restrictions without carrying out on-farm inspections.

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  • Beekeepers struggle to meet demand

    COLAC district beekeepers are struggling to keep up with demand for their honey.

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  • Milk price rise helps pay bills

    COLAC district farmers say an increased opening farmgate milk price will help pay bills piling up after a dry summer.

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  • Liver disease blamed for cattle deaths

    AN animal health authority says a liver disease probably caused more than 30 cattle deaths on a Colac district farm.

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  • Inquiry into farm cattle deaths

    THE discovery of sick and dead cattle on a Colac district farm has sparked an investigation into a possible disease outbreak.

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  • African farmers learn from Otways growers

    SEVEN Colac district farmers have travelled to Africa to teach other farmers how to get more value from their timber.

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  • May rain brings optimism

    COLAC and district rain watchers are optimistic about the coming winter after recording encouraging rain figures for May.

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