Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Diamond jubilee for Colac couple

    “You’re not marrying that girl to live with her, you’re marrying her to live for her.”

    That’s the advice Ian McMillan received the week of his wedding to his partner Lyn, and it has stuck with the Colac man through six decades of happy marriage.

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  • Fuel price falls, slowly

    Colac’s petrol is the cheapest it has been in years, but local motorists are still paying substantially more than drivers in other areas of Victoria.

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  • War memories linger for Colac 99-year-old

    Colac Second World War veteran Les Trigg has spent a lifetime paying back his mates for their sacrifices on the battlefield. The 99-year-old served in the Pacific from 1942 to ’45, before returning to Australia and fulfilling the promises he made to his cobbers to never leave a man behind. ‘Trigger’ has had a distinguished […]

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  • Pubs to survive coronavirus downturn

    The Colac district’s rural publicans are confident their taps will be back flowing as normal once coronavirus restrictions ease across Victoria.

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  • Special homecoming for newborn Huxley

    A Colac family received an extra-special Easter gift when they welcomed their newborn daughter home for the first time after weeks in hospital.

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  • Two objections to store plans

    Colac Otway Shire Council is considering community submissions to one of the city’s largest potential developments.

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  • Rural theft and hoons keeping police busy

    Colac district police have recorded an increase in rural burglaries as thieves travel from as far as Melbourne to raid new targets.

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  • Otways novel to be available locally

    Bookworms wanting to get their hands on a hard copy of the newest novel set in the Otways should nudge their local book shop, the author says.

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