Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Farm has enough staff for harvest

    A combination of returning backpackers and help from locals has Otways Blueberries set to begin harvest on time with its normal workforce.

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  • Shire blocks permits; frustrated at state interference

    Corangamite Shire Council has voted to uphold its planning laws despite community support for two permits for new homes that it rejected this week.

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  • Barwon Water plans big building blitz

    Barwon Water plans to pump $469 million into capital works projects over the next five years to meet future growth and development.

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  • Dead whale attracts sharks

    Recent shark sightings have prompted advice to Otways swimmers to take extra care in the water during the coming days.

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  • Colac is starring in comedy show

    Colac filmmaker Lachlan Ryan says his home town’s community spirit has come to the fore yet again to assist production in his latest comedy project.

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  • Spreading Christmas joy

    Colac’s Christian community is delivering Christmas cheer to households this year while COVID cancels its annual festive lunch.

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  • Work law criticism

    Corangamite MP Libby Coker has whacked the Federal Government over proposed industrial relations changes that she says will punish lower-paid workers.

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  • Diverse cases keep police busy

    Speeders, suspended drivers, drink drivers and drug drivers were among the eight offenders busted near Camperdown in a concerning 48 hours on Colac district roads.

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