Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Deeper lake is a hit with kids

    Lake Colac rose by 10 centimetres in the past month, despite a warm and dry start to spring.

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  • Coker: Now is the wrong time to cut welfare payments

    Corangamite MP Libby Coker has slammed the Federal Government for cutting its COVID-19 income support payments as Victoria continues its recovery from the pandemic.

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  • ALC ready to ramp up

    Colac’s Australian Lamb Company will ramp up to near full capacity during its peak production phase after the Victorian Government loosened workforce caps on the meat processing industry.

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  • Returning Melburnians to be welcomed, but more tourism help needed

    Locked down Melburnians could return to the Otways district from October 19 under changes to the state’s roadmap, and struggling Apollo Bay traders say the date can’t come soon enough.

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  • Petition aims for a clear Target

    An online petition to keep Target in Colac has racked up more than 1000 signatures.

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  • Winch water draws interest

    Barwon Water will assess four submissions to a tender for use of leftover recycled water from its Winchelsea treatment plant.

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  • Shields, bandanas, scarves no longer acceptable as face coverings

    The Victorian Government has tightened its rules regarding face masks, with loose coverings no longer considered an adequate form of defence against COVID-19 transmission.

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  • Expert wants to grow rural manufacturing

    An Otways business whiz hopes that a new national business innovation framework could help local manufacturers expand into larger markets.

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