Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Firies sound tribute

    If you hear sirens this evening don’t be alarmed – instead, take a moment to pay your respects.

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  • Wintry weather

    Coronavirus lockdown restrictions in Colac and district will receive a helping hand from the weather in the coming days when wintry weather comes early.

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  • Cropping season set to soar

    They haven’t even finished sowing yet, but the Colac district’s grain growers are bullish about the upcoming season.

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  • Real estate interest steady

    Colac real estate agents expect the housing market to plateau in the coming months, despite local interest holding steady during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Surf Coast councillors to vote on $2-million relief package

    Rate relief and a community-led support fund headline a $2.168-million coronavirus bailout package that will go before Surf Coast Shire councillors tomorrow night.

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  • Driller delay hits oil plan

    A tardy oil rig has delayed a major offshore drilling project off the Otways coast.

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  • Store sale returns with high-quality yarding

    Buyers will look to cash in on healthy seasonal rainfall and stock up on high-quality cattle at Friday’s Colac store cattle sale.

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  • Busy time for machinery firm

    Tax breaks, healthy rain and an upcoming supply strain have caused an increase in demand for farm machinery, a leading district retailer says.

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