Articles by Billy Higgins
Council finally passes governance rules
Surf Coast Shire Council has finally signed off on a new set of governance rules, but not before a last hurrah to have the contentious policy changed at the last minute.
New land plan to tackle housing shortage
Corangamite Shire Council has adopted a new strategy to address a critical housing supply shortage for its largest towns.
Traders face grant headaches
Local organisations have leapt to the aid of Colac businesses that fell through the cracks of State Government pandemic relief because of accounting errors.
Corangamite Shire meeting news
A wrap-up of Corangamite Shire Council’s meeting last week, including more business support, hesitancy around a climate commitment and an animal business approved.
COVID blow to online concerts
Colac and district performing artists have suffered another blow, with their live-streamed events banned in the current COVID restrictions. Live performers like musicians are not allowed to visit venues to perform COVID-safe shows for at-home audiences as they have during previous lockdowns, after a quiet rule change that came to light last week. State Government […]
Pressure on the state to fix stadium’s floor
Winchelsea Leisure Time Centre still has no reopening timeline while advocates wait on engineering reports, and Surf Coast Shire Council is set to reconsider its role in managing the facility.
New town plan for Winchelsea
A new Winchelsea town centre strategy, electric vehicle charging points and a social housing policy all received green lights at Surf Coast Shire Council’s August meeting.
Cressy on Libs’ powerline route
A highly contentious electricity transmission line project would shift south and travel near Cressy under a new proposal from the State Opposition. The Victorian Liberal Nationals this week revealed a plan to reroute the Western Victoria Transmission Network Project via Mortlake and Lara, using existing powerline infrastructure to send power from the state’s west to […]