Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Opposition reveals $10B housing plan

    The Federal Opposition has unveiled a $10 billion plan to fix housing shortages across Australia, as Colac Otway Shire grapples with its own crisis.

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  • COVID compliance crackdown

    Local businesses could now cop on-the-spot fines of $1652 for failing to meet contact tracing requirements.

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  • Tax wins, internet improvements for farmers

    Colac district farmers will continue to benefit from tax breaks encouraging investment and a program to boost regional connectivity, following this year’s Federal Budget.

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  • More trophy fish at Camperdown

    Camperdown’s Lake Purrumbete will see its status as a top fishing destination enhanced further with the release of 7000 tiger trout.

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  • Surf Coast boosts solar rollout

    Community facilities at Winchelsea and Lorne are part of the latest rollout of Surf Coast Shire Council’s solar program.

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  • Aged care fix needs more than just cash

    Colac aged care campaigners say a $17.7-billion industry cash splash is a “good start” but will fall short of delivering a cure-all for the troubled sector.

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  • Tourism funding miss worries local industry

    The Colac and district tourism sector is rueing a double-whammy blow from this week’s Federal Budget, which provided no new financial support and revealed international borders would remain closed until at least mid-next year.

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  • Victoria finds no new cases

    Victoria has gone two days without a positive test for COVID-19 since an infected returned traveller came home from South Australian quarantine.

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