Weather

  • Mini tornado leaves $10,000 damage bill

    COLAC district man Rick Brown must clean up $10,000 worth of damage at his Yeodene property tomorrow after a mini tornado ripped through the region.

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  • Hottest year on record for Colac and district

    COLAC had its hottest year on record in 2014.

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  • Weather ‘too hot’ for cricket

    HEAT forced the cancellation of Colac district cricket for the first time this season after temperatures reached 38.7 degrees.

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  • Drier than average for four years

    COLAC and district has had its fourth year in a row of drier-than-average weather, with one watcher dubbing the weather a “green drought”.

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  • District prepares for total fire bans and summer heat

    TODAY is a day of total fire ban for Colac and south-west Victoria, with another ban likely for Saturday as temperatures soar.

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  • Hope for summer rain after dry times in 2014

    COLAC district farmers are hoping for summer rain to help boost production after a drier than average year.

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  • Dry weather lifts fire danger and affects pasture

    COLAC district’s dry weather has increased fire risks but cut pasture growth, firefighters and farmers say.

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  • Black ice contributes to Otways road crashes

    BLACK ICE has caused three crashes on a stretch of the Apollo Bay-Forrest Road in the past four days.

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