Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Victoria imposes travel restrictions amid QLD outbreak

    The Victorian Government has declared parts of Queensland and New South Wales as COVID hotspots and is warning residents to rethink travel plans to the northern states.

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  • Volunteers out in force for hospital doorknock

    Colac and district volunteers will be rattling tins again for the Good Friday Appeal this week after the fundraiser went virtual last year.

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  • Changes over Easter break

    Colac district residents will wind back their clocks early Sunday morning, providing a valuable extra hour’s sleep during Easter festivities.

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  • Corangamite forming emergency panel, Surf Coast assess submissions

    Corangamite Shire Council is calling for community representatives for its emergency management committee, while Surf Coast Shire Council has received more than 1200 community responses to inform long-term strategies.

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  • Funding boost for Otways groups

    Otways environment groups will share in more than $850,000 of Federal Government funding to preserve biodiversity in the region.

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  • Housing forum a success

    Apollo Bay leaders have hailed a community housing forum as a “standout success” as the town searches for solutions to a persistent accommodation shortage.

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  • District road splurge underway

    Victorian Roads Minister Ben Carroll has visited Camperdown to officially launch the State Government’s $272-million commitment to improving south-west Victorian roads.

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  • MP lashes speed limit call

    A report on Victoria’s rising road toll has recommended an urgent review of speed limits on all of the state’s rural and regional roads in response to a disproportionate number of deaths in country areas.

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