Articles by: Billy Higgins
NSW border open as interstate travel resumes
Victoria’s border is now open to all parts of Australia for the first time in six months.
Last chance for coast trail submissions
Otways coast residents have their last chance today to have their say on a blue-ribbon walking trail for the district.
Winchelsea hall upgrade is surging forward
An entrée to Winchelsea Shire Hall’s new era is off due to COVID-19 but plans for the facility’s grand reopening are surging ahead.
Construction contamination crackdown
Surf Coast Shire Council will crack down on environmental contamination from residential building sites.
Pub overcomes COVID hurdle
Colac’s Union Club Hotel has reopened its bar and bistro areas after catching up with an abrupt change to the State Government’s reopening laws.
SES to the rescue after tree topples
Colac’s SES brigade responded to a fallen tree at Barongarook palliative care centre Anam Cara House this week.
Colac Otway lands Falls Festival in major coup for district
Falls Festival will have a new location in the Colac district when it returns next summer.
Council complaints increase across Victoria
Colac Otway Shire Council came under increased scrutiny from the local government watchdog during the past financial year.
Storm leaves lasting impact
Hundreds of Colac district properties were without power for part of the weekend following storms.
No lock-up for cats
Surf Coast Shire Council will revisit an idea for a cat curfew that would lock kitties inside their properties permanently.
Apostles attraction now taking shape
The first stage of the Twelve Apostles Trail should finish mid-to-late next year.
BACK IN ACTION: Businesses rejoice as holiday crowds flock to region
Colac and district tourism businesses have welcomed back Melbourne travellers with open arms and are confident they’re finally on the road to recovery from COVID-19.
Fines for Colac vaccine protesters
People who protested vaccine mandates at Colac’s state electorate office have copped thousands of dollars in COVID fines.
Lukewarm reception for warming plan
Environmentalists said a lack of a new mid-term target, refusal to slow down fossil fuel industries and limited outcomes for regional Australia weighed down a Federal Government net-zero plan and would see the nation fall further behind in the race to address global warming.
Winchelsea stadium gets council lifeline
Winchelsea’s indoor stadium is a step closer to reopening after Surf Coast Shire Council agreed to fulfil its part of a repair bargain.
Orders to undo lake landscape
A couple living at Camperdown’s lake district must undo years’ worth of expensive landscaping and drainage work to protect themselves against bushfires, after failing to secure a planning permit.
