Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Pet pamperers get reprieve

    Colac and district pets’ pandemic pampering is set to go up a notch, with grooming services returning early from the current lockdown.

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  • More business support as lockdown grows

    State Government financial support will continue for businesses affected by the latest COVID-19 lockdown.

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  • Grants to help public efforts

    Colac and district organisations that promote education and social inclusion in the community can apply for grants of up to $10,000.

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  • Wool show cut hurts producer

    A boutique Warncoort wool producer has suffered a last-minute lockdown blow, with a major wool industry event cancelled for the second-straight year.

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  • Chop for charity

    Colac’s Ashlyn Murnane will donate her long locks to a child living with cancer when she snips her hair for charity.

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  • Wetlands fight will continue

    Princetown’s community has vowed to keep fighting a tourism development at the town’s wetlands, despite the project getting clearance for building to continue.

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  • Special needs students return under tweaked lockdown rules

    Students with disabilities can return to the classroom under tweaks to lockdown restrictions that take effect from today, while the State Government has also tightened its border with New South Wales to lock out returning Victorians, but outdoor work can resume for some industries.

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  • Travel disruptions across the nation

    Colac and district residents are again banned from travelling to most of Australia as states toughen their border in response to Victoria’s COVID outbreak.

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