Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Lifeline extends text service for Suicide Prevention Day

    Crisis support service Lifeline will open a 24-hour text line, thanks to funding from RACV.

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  • Space seeds touch down in Apollo Bay

    Apollo Bay primary school students are preparing for their part in a nation-wide outer space experiment.

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  • Tourists eager to return to coastal hotspots

    An Apollo Bay tourism business said its phones have been ringing off the hook since an announcement regional Victoria would exit lockdown this week.

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  • Rules relaxed, but restrictions cause headaches

    It’s groundhog reopening day across the Colac district, with many businesses welcoming back customers today as the region emerges from lockdown once again. But local hospitality traders remain exasperated at strict patron caps under rules that took effect overnight.

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  • Lockdown to end from Friday

    Colac and district’s lockdown will end from midnight tomorrow night, with businesses and schools able to partially reopen on Friday.

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  • Plea to leave seals alone

    Wildlife authorities have issued a warning about the danger of wild seal interactions after worrying incidents on the Otways coast in recent weeks.

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  • Schools kick off vax blitz

    Trinity College Colac has begun its COVID-19 vaccination drive for VCE students, with students getting their first jabs yesterday.

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  • Renovation draws club interest

    South Purrumbete Recreation Reserve could become home to Colac district women’s cricket teams after an ambitious renovation of the abandoned oval.

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