Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Victoria on virus alert following positive test

    Victoria has recorded its first community case of COVID-19 since February after a returned traveller tested positive for the virus after leaving interstate hotel quarantine.

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  • Fishers playing the long game with trout bites

    Lake Colac fishers have so far managed few nibbles from recently released rainbow trout but expect the fish to become more active as temperatures drop.

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  • Lifestyle farming skews data

    Rural property industry experts say there’s strong interest and confidence in Colac district farming land, despite a median price drop last year.

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  • Rural rezoning plan released

    Farming land would be rezoned for housing developments at the outskirts of towns including Camperdown under a proposed town planning change.

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  • More cash for dairy roads

    The Federal Government has matched a cash commitment to key Colac district dairy supply routes, in a further boost for the region’s rural roads.

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  • Housing tops district budget wants

    Programs to fix Colac’s housing shortage are at the top of Colac Otway Shire Council’s wishlist for this year’s Federal Budget, which will be revealed tomorrow.

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  • Call for construction cash

    Regional areas should receive their fair share of State Government building investment to fix a housing crisis, a Western Victoria MP says.

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  • Grimley backs dying law changes

    A proposed amendment to voluntary dying legislation would allow doctors to use telehealth to conduct euthanasia appointments.

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