Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Varied rainfall common for district

    Rainfall totals varied across the Colac district in September to begin what is shaping up as a wet spring.

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  • Happy to be home after virus ordeal

    A Beeac man who was hospitalised with COVID-19 has urged Colac district residents to continue treating the virus seriously as the community nears zero active cases.

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  • Abattoir braced for new testing regime

    Colac’s abattoir, public health and aged care facilities are among the high-risk locations in the State Government’s crosshairs for increased surveillance testing for COVID-19.

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  • Organic energy insights shared

    Colac residents can learn more about the ins and outs of the city’s nation-leading renewable organics network through an online webinar.

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  • Coast road work starts soon

    Regional Roads Victoria will begin a $1.8-million upgrade of the Great Ocean Road at Princetown this month, including a revamp of a turnoff back to Melbourne.

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  • Face masks should be a choice: McArthur

    Western Victoria MP Bev McArthur has called on the State Government to scrap its requirements on face mask wearing as regional Victoria’s COVID case load nears zero.

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  • Holiday home fire risk plea

    State Opposition MPs say rural Victoria could be at greater bushfire risk in the coming weeks unless the Victorian Government allows locked-down Melburnians to travel to their second residences to prepare for fire season.

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  • Repair complete on road damage

    Regional Roads Victoria has finished a repair job at Carlisle Road and deemed it safe to use.

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