Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Fun and friendship for Colac volunteer

    Group leader, secretary and broadcaster – it’s all in a day’s voluntary work for Jonathan Graham.

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  • Corangamite business grants available

    Corangamite Shire Council will offer $180,000 worth of grant opportunities for businesses suffering through the coronavirus downturn.

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  • MPs back in action after virus hiatus

    Colac’s State MP Richard Riordan is due to return to parliament next month as the State Government cautiously lifts restrictions. The Victorian Parliament announced this week it would sit from June 2-4 and 16 to 18, after last sitting on April 23 to pass emergency legislation in response of the coronavirus pandemic. MPs would then […]

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  • Artist may be a ‘dreamer’, but are they the only one?

    Los Angeles, Vienna, Mumbai… and Colac?

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  • State’s cash ignores major local projects

    Key Colac and district road and tourism projects are likely to miss out on funding from the Victorian Government’s $2.7-billion building blitz announced this week.

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  • Lorne construction to start this month

    Construction of Lorne’s Stribling Reserve’s netball pavilions is due to start this month in the latest development of the $6.5-million project.

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  • Steady trend for petrol prices

    Colac’s petrol prices have stayed steady while other regions of Victoria have seen a market correction this month.

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  • Local cafe supports strict customer cap

    A Colac café is eager to set its tables for local customers once again, even if service will look a little different.

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