Rural

  • olac police stopped 900 vehicles on the Princes Highway, Colac West, on Wednesday as part of a state-wide crackdown.

    Police nab 100 drivers

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    COLAC and district police have nabbed up to 100 motorists for safety and traffic offences in a bid to make the region’s roads safer.

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  • Colac District Football League interleague coach Tim Pekin addresses his team at training ahead of tomorrow’s clash against the Warrnambool district league.

    Players ready for interleague clash

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    SIX months of work will come to fruition this weekend when Colac district footballers play interleague for the first time in more than a decade.

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  • Council hoping to clear up ‘misinformation’

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    Cr Brian Crook, inset, hopes a public meeting will help pacify angry ratepayers such as Alan Billing and Stewart Carson.

    A COLAC Otway Shire councillor says a public meeting will provide a chance to clear up misinformation about council policies.

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  • Protest on Great Ocean Road

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    Colac district farmers, from left, Trevor Braendler, Trevor Croft, Wayne Richardson, Craig Clough and Greg Croft took part in a “go slow” rally, holding up traffic on the Great Ocean Road near the Twelve Apostles.

    COLAC district farmers interrupted traffic on the Great Ocean Road to continue their fight for government support.

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  • Residents campaign against rates and red tape

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    A group of Colac and district protestors called to “sack the council” this week over Colas Otway Shire Council’s planning amendments and a 7.87 per cent rate rise.

    ANGER over rising rates and increasing red tape has pushed 30 Colac Otway Shire residents to rally for change.

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  • Rain brings relief for farmers

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    Simpson farmer Craig Bennett has welcomed late autumn rain.

    COLAC district farmers are hoping for pasture growth after a cold front brought rain to a parched Colac and district.

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  • Cleaning up with goats’ milk

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    Colac’s Donna Manders with her goats Patchouli, left, and Isabel, who can produce between two and eight litres of milk a day.

    COLAC’S Donna Manders says goat’s milk is taking over the world – one baa at a time.

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  • Greens wants drought declared

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    Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber wants western Victoria declared drought affected.

    VICTORIA’S Greens leader is calling for the State Government to declare western Victoria “drought affected” because of a record dry spell.

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  • Call to sack shire council

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    A group of Colac and district protestors called to “sack the council” this week over Colas Otway Shire Council’s planning amendments and a 7.87 per cent rate rise.

    PROTESTORS have picketed Colac’s arts centre to voice anger over Colac Otway Shire Council decisions, with one protestor demanding the council’s dismissal.

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  • Farmers want to shift Colac sale day

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    THE Colac branch of state dairy group is urging civic leaders to consider changing Colac’s weekly livestock selling day.

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