Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Locals pan housing unit plan

    Plans for 26 new units at Camperdown are on show as authorities work to address a critical housing shortage in the town.

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  • Adopt a worker, Lorne traders say

    A Lorne business group is calling for locals to house seasonal workers on their own properties as the town battles an accommodation crisis.

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  • Storm ravages Colac district

    Building damage, road closures and widespread blackouts hit the Colac district as a storm lashed the region. Local businesses, schools and homes felt the impact of a vicious storm that rolled across Victoria overnight Thursday and early Friday morning. Colac SES brigades had multiple crews clearing fallen trees from homes, buildings and powerlines from the […]

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  • New Polwarth boundaries revealed

    Colac and district will vote for the same MP as Torquay at next year’s state election.

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  • Golfers score for charity

    Colac Ladies Golf Club members donned pink at their local course yesterday in support of a women’s charity.

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  • Big plans for theatre and airfield

    Camperdown’s Theatre Royal and Cobden Aerodrome have new visions for their long-term futures after Corangamite Shire Council adopted their master plans.

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  • Call for a slower start for vaccine mandates

    Colac Chamber of Commerce says abrupt vaccine mandates will leave more local businesses stranded without staff from this week.

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  • Bookings are surging as state opens back up

    Colac’s Otway Gate Motel says booking numbers are already surging ahead of the reunification of Victoria this week.

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