Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Surf Coast suggests big building budget

    A rate rise, an unprecedented capital works budget and a roadmap for coronavirus recovery all feature in Surf Coast Shire Council’s proposed 2020-21 budget.

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  • Birregurra Festival cancelled

    Birregurra’s iconic community festival is the latest event cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, after organisers called off this year’s event.

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  • Council to canvas Cobden community for ideas

    Corangamite Shire Council wants to hear from Cobden residents about how to improve the town’s streetscape.

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  • Power infrastructure upgrades start

    Powercor will soon begin a round of upgrades to south-west Victoria’s electricity networks, including installation of bushfire prevention mechanisms to its infrastructure. The electricity distributor will begin the second phase of its REFCL rollout scheme soon, starting at its Terang substation, before upgrading networks at stations including Colac by April 2021. REFCL – Rapid Earth […]

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  • MP rues funding gap

    Polwarth MP Richard Riordan says some businesses are being knocked back from State Government small business grants because of their ABN numbers.

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  • Coast traffic to rise

    Surf Coast Shire residents might see more overnight traffic next week when a section of the Great Ocean Road closes.

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  • Enrolment extended

    Colac and district businesses have an extra month to enrol in the Federal Government’s JobKeeper scheme.

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  • District fire chiefs pleased with quiet season

    The Colac district’s fire chiefs have praised volunteer firefighters and the local community for contributing to a relatively quiet Fire Danger Period, which officially ended yesterday.

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