Victorian farmer optimistic about cattle industry
It's been a tough year for beef producers.
View ArticleBirregurra quarry approved after dispute
A quarry at the heart of a long-running dispute between landholders and a Queensland earthmoving company is approved in south-west Victoria.
View ArticleColac Otway Shire holds gas connection talks
Outlying areas of Colac and Birregurra may soon be connected to natural gas.
View ArticleVacant police stations plan sparks anger
There is community outrage over a plan to leave police stations at three south-west Victorian towns vacant for two weeks.
View ArticlePolice union to fight Colac roster
The secretary of the Police Association of Victoria, Senior Sergeant Greg Davies, says it will fight against a new eight-hour roster system at the Colac police station.
View ArticleMan dies after collapsing in pub cellar
Police believe a lack of oxygen in a hotel cellar in southwest Victoria, contributed to a man's death this morning.
View ArticleLiberal MP denies wind farm conflict
Western Victorian Liberal MP Simon Ramsay has denied a conflict of interest over his vote on the State Government's new wind farm planning rules.
View ArticleWater authority fined over plant construction
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined the Barwon Region Water Authority for the illegal construction of a water treatment plant.
View ArticleAustralian nun on path to sainthood
A Victorian nun, Mary Glowrey is to be declared a Servant of God, the first stage on the way to potentially becoming a saint.
View ArticleRural town demands phone tower before bushfire season
Residents in South West Victoria are increasing the pressure on Telstra and the Federal Government to increase mobile reception ahead of the bushfire season.
View ArticleMP demands mobile phone towers in bushfire zones
The federal Member for Corangamite is campaigning for Telstra to install mobile phone towers in high bushfire risk areas.
View ArticleEmergency warning downgraded for Ricketts Marsh
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) has downgraded an emergency warning for Ricketts Marsh near Birregurra, south-west of Melbourne, to a watch and act alert.
View ArticleAngus breeder optimistic about the future
Angus breeder Tim Farquharson, from Birregurra in south-west Victoria, says he's optimistic the beef industry can capitalise on growing international markets.
View ArticleAngus producer optimistic about the industry
Despite a tough past year with rising costs and falling cattle prices, angus breeder Tim Farquharson, from Birregurra in south-west Victoria, says he's optimistic about the industry's future. Read more
View ArticleVictorian farmer optimistic about cattle industry
It's been a tough year for beef producers.
View ArticleBlaze sparks $750K damage to shed, equipment
A fire at a tree lopping service in Birregurra, east of Colac, has caused $750,000 damage to a shed and equipment.
View ArticleRokewood joins list of priority areas for mobile phone blackspot funds
Rokewood residents say they are pleased to have been included in a list of priority areas for mobile phone blackspot funding by their local federal Member.
View ArticleMan dies in road crash near Colac
A man has died after a car crash at Birregurra, near Colac in western Victoria, yesterday.
View ArticleBirregurra quarry project pits farmers against earthmoving company
A battle brews between a group of Victorian sheep farmers and an earth-moving company from Queensland over plans to build a quarry on a plot of agricultural land.
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