Rural

  • Investigation into wedge-tail killing

    A COLAC district man says he is “shocked and disgusted” at the killing of a wedge-tailed eagle near his property.

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  • Factory’s multi-million dollar boost

    COLAC’S Bulla Dairy Foods has received a multi-million-dollar boost that will support Colac jobs and the dairy industry.

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  • Hot, dry summer takes toll

    A DRY summer in the Otways has affected the quality and quantity of this season’s harvest at a Gellibrand River organic apple orchard.

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  • Exhaust fertiliser eases African food shortages

    A FORMER Colac district farmer is driving a trial to ease food shortages in a developing African country.

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  • Farming heritage on show

    COLAC Heritage Festival organisers say they are keen to ensure the annual event continues to evolve.

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  • Maturing bushes boost berry yield

    OTWAY blueberries have ripened a week early, with growers hopeful of a “bigger harvest” than last season.

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  • Wet year boosts grape crop

    A COLAC district grape grower is expecting a “bumper” harvest after the wettest year in two decades.

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  • Farm returns to normal after fires

    COLAC district dairy farmers say their farm is finally looking like it did before a Black Saturday bushfire destroyed their pasture.

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