Rural

  • April continues Colac dry spell

    COLAC and district continues to be in the grip of a dry spell, recording a third of the monthly average of rain for April.

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  • Dairy farmers are suicide risk

    FARMERS have warned suicide could become more common in south-west Victoria if a dairy crisis continues.

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  • New red tape shocks farmers

    COLAC district farmers say “shocking” new planning restrictions will make it harder for them to farm their own properties.

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  • Kelpie continues winning ways

    AWARD-winning kelpie Suma is at home working with both sheep and cattle.

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  • Timboon’s young achiever wins state honour

    TIMBOON’S Simon Schulz says it is an “unusual feeling” to win a state business award.

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  • Katter in Colac to revitalise farming

    ONE of Australia’s most controversial politicians will visit Colac to discuss ways to restore Australia’s farming sector.

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  • Unity could bring ‘massive’ opportunities

    A BUSINESS expert says the Colac region has “massive” opportunities if businesses, community and bureaucracy listen to each other and work together.

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  • Farmers show interest in rescued maremma dogs

    COLAC district’s maremma-rescue advocate Jacqueline Zakharia drove 800 kilometres on Good Friday to collect four dogs a ranger had seized.

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