Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Youths’ views wanted in council census

    Surf Coast Shire Council has launched its youth census, to improve its understanding of the challenges facing the region’s young people.

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  • Coast to miss city visitors

    Colac and district will remain under different COVID-19 restrictions to Melbourne for a further week, after an extension to the metropolitan lockdown.

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  • Lake Colac at two-decade high

    Farmers, boaters, fishers and managers all agree that Lake Colac is in its healthiest condition in recent memory.

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  • Work starts on Winchelsea servo

    Developers expect Winchelsea’s new BP service station to open by Christmas as construction work has finally kicked off at the site. But time is running out for the motel planned behind the petrol station to go up concurrently, as developers continue to search for a business to fill the building. The main street site’s developer […]

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  • Federal flip on phone controls

    A regional business advocacy group hopes the Federal Government has safeguarded future investment in mobile technology infrastructure, after veering from consumer watchdog advice.

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  • Colac leading example for QR code compliance

    Colac businesses have shown impeccable QR code compliance during the COVID pandemic, State Government data shows.

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  • Seal of disapproval for going too close

    Authorities have urged Apollo Bay district beachwalkers to keep their distance from a seal that has taken residence at Marengo beach.

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  • Eventful start for principal

    New Colac Secondary College principal Shane Elevato has had a baptism of fire during his first week in the top job.

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