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Plans help guide crop growers
13+ hour, 39+ min ago (99+ words) Colac Herald Agriculture Victoria's 2026 cereal and pulse disease guides are now available to help Colac and district grain growers make informed decisions on disease management this season. - Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Unlock full…...
Lorne looking to ride wave of momentum
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (77+ words) Colac Herald Lorne will look to build momentum tomorrow when the Dolphins host Alvie after finally breaking through in a close contest. - Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Unlock full access to Colac Herald. From…...
Violence awareness campaign continues
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (84+ words) Violence campaign continues Colac Herald HELP: Colac hosted its first ever Walk for Respect in October with 200 people turning Memorial Square into a sea of purple. This year, the campaign will be expanded. Colac's fight against domestic violence is expanding…...
A lovely finish to 32 fitting years
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (27+ words) Reaching some of the most special moments in their lives, generations of women and girls have ventured to Colac's Murray Street to see Jenny Harty....
Budget reforms could squeeze rentals
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (98+ words) Colac Herald Colac and district real estate agents say the 2026 Federal Budget's reforms to negative gearing and capital gains tax could incentivise property investors to generate future housing supply, but may also increase rental demand within an already stretched market....
Magpies to flock backfor Beeac homecoming
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (82+ words) Colac Herald Former Beeac Football Club players and supporters are being urged to reunite to celebrate the rich history of one of the district's proudest country clubs. - Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Unlock full…...
Braves let chance slip in high-scoring loss to East
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (30+ words) Colac Braves Division Three coach Josh Balcombe knows his side let a chance to make a statement in the competition slip after a high-scoring loss to East Belmont Saints....
Otways need fencing aid
5+ day, 55+ min ago (86+ words) Colac Herald CALL: Blaze Aid is calling for more volunteers to support its fire recovery efforts in the Otways. Blaze Aid is urgently seeking more volunteers to help repair fences on fire-affected properties in the Otways." As thousands of runners…...
Real-time soil data benefits district farmers
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (56+ words) Colac Herald Unlock full access to Colac Herald. Illegal tree harvesting costs $60, 000 A father and son have been ordered to pay $60, 000 in fines for illegally harvesting native tea trees from the Otways and selling them for tens of thousands of…...
Dog care plans at Barongarook
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (93+ words) Colac Herald CANINE CAMPS: Colac Otway Shire Council has recieved plans from a doggy daycare business hoping to expand onto a property at Barongarook. Dogs would come from Grovedale for day trips to the Colac district. A proposed doggy daycare…...