Rural

  • Meet the no-shear meat sheep

    Colac district farmers John and Jayne Chapman are breeding a sheep that doesn’t need shearing.

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  • Good year for Colac’s saleyards

    PRICES and livestock numbers increased during a resurgent year at Colac’s saleyards.

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  • District harvester helps set state record

    COLAC district farmer Geoff Shields joined contractors and farmers across Victoria to set a state record harvesting the largest amount of grain in a single day.

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  • New atlas of groundwater aquifers

    NEW maps will help farmers understand groundwater in south-west Victoira.

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  • Art-loving farmer’s dream comes true

    COROROOKE farmer Andrew Beale’s dream to convert an old church into an art gallery and theatre will become reality this month.

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  • Berry colourful harvest begins

    COLAC district berry grower Katrine Juleff is expecting a bumper season after a decade of ups and downs.

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  • Wet November but spring drier overall

    COLAC had a wetter-than-average November but a dry September meant the city had a dry spring.

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  • Funding cuts threaten lives and logging

    COLAC Otway Shire Council will lead a protest against road funding cuts it claims will affect logging access and risk lives in the district.

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