Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Coastal trail considered

    State Government planning authorities are looking for room in their budgets for a coastal trail connecting Fairhaven and Skenes Creek.

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  • Digital marketing support for tourism businesses

    Otways tourism businesses can access hundreds of dollars in marketing assistance for free in the road back from the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Lifeline calls on extra volunteer help

    Lifeline Geelong and South West Victoria is fast-tracking its digital training to meet unprecedented demand for its services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Home-based nature classes

    Colac and district school kids can access new online resources to learn more about the region’s coastal environment.

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  • GENEROUS GIVING: Project Feed Me Apollo Bay has sent its first round of food supply packages this week, to community members struggling during the COVID-19 crisis.

    Apollo Bay care plan could be here to stay

    A generous community response to the coronavirus pandemic could become a permanent fixture in Apollo Bay following a wave of support.

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  • Zero rate rise, $2.5M recovery plan for Corangamite

    Corangamite Shire Council is one step closer to delivering a $2.5-million COVID-19 recovery package and a zero-per-cent average rate rise across the shire.

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  • Truck rollover “only matter of time”

    It’s the accident they said was waiting to happen. Emergency services rushed to the scene of a truck rollover at the Colac-Ballarat Road roundabout at Colac East just after 8am Wednesday, after the heavy vehicle tipped trying to negotiate the intersection in heavy fog.

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  • Virus reveals sector shortfalls

    An Otways tourism authority warns hundreds of the district’s businesses could go under amid the coronavirus pandemic, unless there is significant investment in the region’s industry.

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