Articles by Billy Higgins

  • NSW border open as interstate travel resumes

    Victoria’s border is now open to all parts of Australia for the first time in six months.

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  • Last chance for coast trail submissions

    Otways coast residents have their last chance today to have their say on a blue-ribbon walking trail for the district.

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  • Winchelsea hall upgrade is surging forward

    An entrée to Winchelsea Shire Hall’s new era is off due to COVID-19 but plans for the facility’s grand reopening are surging ahead.

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  • Construction contamination crackdown

    Surf Coast Shire Council will crack down on environmental contamination from residential building sites.

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  • Pub overcomes COVID hurdle

    Colac’s Union Club Hotel has reopened its bar and bistro areas after catching up with an abrupt change to the State Government’s reopening laws.

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  • SES to the rescue after tree topples

    Colac’s SES brigade responded to a fallen tree at Barongarook palliative care centre Anam Cara House this week.

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  • Colac Otway lands Falls Festival in major coup for district

    Falls Festival will have a new location in the Colac district when it returns next summer.

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  • Council complaints increase across Victoria

    Colac Otway Shire Council came under increased scrutiny from the local government watchdog during the past financial year.

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