Water

  • WONDERS OF WATER: Festival will make a splash

    A DISPLAY of historic water artefacts, vintage cars and children’s activities will all be part of Colac’s Heritage Festival next month.

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  • Thousands of dead fish at Lake Colac

    A LAKE COLAC watcher says he believes up to 500 tonnes of carp have died in the lake, contradicting the EPA’s estimated of up to 300.

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  • Farm in ‘dire straits’ as drought hits yields

    A COLAC district vegetable grower has had to cut back staff hours and production after a dry start to summer left the farm in “dire straits”.

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  • Push to poison carp in Colac waterways

    A COLAC fisherman is calling on the community to help pressure the State Government to clean up Lake Colac as water levels drop.

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  • Water carters under the pump as farms dry up

    COLAC district water carters are feeling the heat, with a lack of rain throughout the region increasing the demand of water.

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  • Colac water supply upgrade fast-tracked

    BARWON WATER will connect Colac to Geelong’s water system two years earlier than planned.

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  • Plan to remove carp ready within weeks

    THE ENVIRONMENT Protection Authority is finalising a plan to deal with dead carp at Lake Colac if the freshwater lake dries out this summer.

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  • Lake Colac mass fish kill could happen this summer

    A COLAC commercial fisherman says a dramatic drop in Lake Colac’s water level is an indication that the lake will dry out this summer and thousands of fish will die.

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