Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Bunnings build progresses

    Bunnings is assessing construction tenders for an expansion of its Colac store, but is yet to determine a timeline for when construction will start.

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  • Not all Bulla employees must isolate

    Not all Bulla Dairy Foods employees who received COVID-19 tests last week were required to isolate, because of the unusual categorisation of their tests.

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  • Council transparency vote tonight

    Surf Coast Shire Council will decide on any tweaks it will make to a controversial transparency policy at a special council meeting tonight.

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  • Normal fire threat for spring

    Fire chiefs have predicted an “average” spring fire season for the Otways.

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  • Readers turn to local news

    Colac district residents have put their trust in local news during the tumultuous COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Five new COVID cases

    DHHS has reported a further five confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Colac Otway Shire.

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  • New COVID cases lead to testing blitz

    The results of more than 500 tests of Bulla Dairy Foods employees from the past two days will reveal the extent of Colac’s second COVID-19 outbreak.

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  • Pollies clash on emergency powers vote

    Two crossbench Western Victoria MPs were on either side of a vote to prolong Victoria’s state of emergency this week, which passed Parliament by the barest of margins.

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