Rural

  • Cash cuts dry up catchment group’s work

    FUNDING cuts worth $1 million have forced Colac and district’s leading environmental agency to reduce programs in the region.

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  • Hard to make hay after sunshine

    HAY cutters say Colac district’s hay yields have fallen as low as a quarter of last year’s harvest.

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  • Celebrity chef tours Bulla factory

    MASTERCHEF host and celebrity chef George Calombaris has toured Colac’s Bulla factory and filmed a campaign for the company at Birregurra.

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  • Farmers make switch to biological approach

    FARMERS across the Colac district are starting to switch to biological farming practices.

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  • Fire victim shares traumatic story

    CRESSY’S Joyce Horne can still remember the morning of February 12, 1977, when she lost her home in a grass fire and shares her story for this week’s Fire Action Week.

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  • Winegrowers welcome pest test

    COLAC district winemakers have welcomed tests to prove their vineyards are free from a pest that devastates grapevines.

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  • Chickens keep breeder busy

    BREEDING prize-winning chickens is a 365-day-a-year hobby for Barongarook’s Graham Kemp.

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  • Landcare groups showcase efforts

    COLAC district Landcare groups have taken advantage of a rare chance to showcase their efforts.

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