Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Colac wins from trainee plan

    The Federal Government is expanding a wage subsidy program for trainees and apprentices after its early success helped dozens of local residents enter the workforce.

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  • Group aims to empower

    A new grassroots democracy group has launched in Colac’s federal electorate aimed at empowering local voters to speak up about important issue

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  • Surf Coast flags discussions on role of Australia Day

    Surf Coast Shire Council will consult with the shire’s Aboriginal communities about how to appropriately acknowledge January 26 in future years.

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  • Two-hour seige leads to arrest

    Colac police called on specialist negotiators during a two-hour siege this week after a man barricaded himself inside a property on Fireman Street.

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  • Forrest kinder funding boost

    Forrest families will soon have an improved early learning centre for the town’s growing pre-school cohort.

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  • Resort backed despite opposition

    Corangamite Shire Council has approved a controversial group accommodation plan at Peterborough, which drew more than 100 complaints and a dozen objecting deputations.

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  • Police crack down on crashes

    Colac Highway Patrol says it will ramp up safety patrols on the district’s roads in the coming weeks, with wet weather and an influx of tourists expected.

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  • IT’S BACK: Your in-depth previews of the 2021 football-netball season

    Footy and netball are back from Saturday, and the Colac Herald has your comprehensive guide to the 2021 season.

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