Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Top earners on coast

    Lorne and Port Campbell are home to the Colac district’s highest earners, tax figures show.

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  • Eased restrictions likely this week

    The Colac district remains “on track” for further easing of COVID restrictions on Friday.

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  • MP queries Premier’s story

    Polwarth MP Richard Riordan has become embroiled in a controversial attack on absent Premier Daniel Andrews, which drew widespread condemnation and a rebuke from emergency responders.

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  • Melbourne diners get turned away

    A Melbourne family who tried to flout COVID restrictions and get table service at a Colac eatery has shocked the café’s owner and prompted a warning about community vigilance.

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  • Marathon effort for walker

    Neither wind, rain nor ice could stop mental health campaigner Warren Wright from reaching his goal of 100 laps of Colac’s Memorial Square.

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  • Play space plan out, coastal vision unveiled

    Winchelsea families can have their say on ideas for the town’s new playground, while a community panel has released its top priorities for Surf Coast Shire Council.

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  • Canberra backs Victorian quarantine hub

    The State and Federal governments have struck a deal for a Victorian returned-traveller quarantine facility, but the site’s destination remains up in the air.

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  • Lockdown locked in, support for tourism

    The State Government has doused hopes of an early end to circuit-breaker lockdown restrictions, indicating it will make no changes until Thursday night.

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