Weather

  • Storm causes blackouts and fires

    A WILD electrical storm caused blackouts and fires across Colac district.

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  • Deluge dampens farmers’ outlook

    POTATO farmer Jim Gannon says he will lose a portion of his crop after a record-breaking deluge at Pennyroyal, south-east of Colac.

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  • Bureau pulls plug on state’s wettest spot

    THE Bureau of Meteorology has stopped recording the weather from the wettest farming area in Victoria, ending six decades of history.

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  • Colac endures dry start to 2012

    COLAC and district has had a dry start to the year because of a La Nina weather pattern.

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  • Residents want fire compensation guarantee

    COLAC district residents are demanding a guarantee of compensation after the State Government dismissed calls to cancel a planned burnoff.

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  • Twister rips through Colac street

    COLAC’S Graeme Dare says he was sitting at home watching the cricket when a “mini-twister” ripped through his street.

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  • Fire danger rating hits severe level

    COLAC district volunteer firefighters spent yesterday checking the weather on the city’s second total fire ban day for the year.

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  • Dry December a fitting finish to a dry 2011

    COLAC has had its driest December in more than a decade, capping off a drier than average year.

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