Rural

  • Ron Anstis has taken his fight against kangaroo culling to the nation’s capital and has the support of ACT MP Shane Rattenbury.

    Kangaroo cull fight goes to Canberra

    A COLAC district wildlife carer has taken his fight against kangaroo culling all the way to Canberra.

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  • Freight off roads and onto trains

    COLAC district produce will start making its way to Melbourne by train instead of road transport.

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  • Liberals start Corangamite campaign.

    THE Liberal Party’s campaigning for the marginal federal seat of Corangamite has started in earnest.

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  • Wait and see on carbon tax

    A TAX expert says Colac and district businesses will have to adopt a wait- and-see approach as they assess the impact of the carbon tax.

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  • Hay shortage forces price up

    A GREEN drought in Colac district has caused a shortage of hay and pushed up prices.

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  • Saleyard trial angers farmer

    A COLAC district farmer says a post-sale weighing system could jeopardise farm-gate returns and “decimate” the city’s saleyards.

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  • Coastal herb grower diversifies

    AN Apollo Bay herb grower has diversified her business to focus on dried produce.

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  • Food producers in national spotlight

    AWARD nominations have thrust two Colac district food producers into the national spotlight.

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