Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Lions initiative is a spectacle

    The Lions Club of Colac hasn’t let COVID-19 get in the way of efforts to collect eyeglasses for people in need.

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  • Jobs growth fuelling recovery

    Colac’s business community is showing signs of recovery, with hundreds of new opportunities opening up for the region’s jobseekers after a horror 2020.

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  • Hoon to face charges after joyride caught on camera

    Police will charge a P-plater following an evening joyride at a waterlogged Central Reserve.

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  • Workplace injuries happening daily in district

    The Colac district averaged one workplace injury claim every day during the past financial year.

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  • Demolition concerns for church residents

    The Blue Church’s owners fear the iconic Colac district building could be bulldozed to make way for major upgrades at the notorious intersection that takes its name from the landmark.

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  • Community to have a say on Blue Church plan

    The Federal Government is yet to finalise how it will spend a $9-million kitty to upgrade the Blue Church corner, and the Colac district community will get its say.

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  • Tutors will help kids bounce back from closure

    The Victorian Government will spend an extra $250 million across its public schools next year to help students catch up from missed learning during the interrupted 2020 school
    year.

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  • Council approves outdoor dining permits

    Colac Otway Shire Council has already issued outdoor dining permits for businesses to meet COVID guidelines and is encouraging more to apply.

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