Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Telstra outage to continue until tomorrow

    An outage affecting Colac’s 3G Telstra customers will likely last overnight.

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  • Water damage closure for coastal drawcard

    The Otways coast is without one of its marquee tourism attractions as it welcomes back visitors, with the Great Ocean Walk closed after storm damage.

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  • District planning events for Remembrance Day

    Colac and district will pause and remember the service of Australian Defence Force personnel tomorrow morning.

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  • Shire councillors vote today on mayor

    Colac Otway Shire councillors have remained coy about their new leader ahead of today’s mayoral election.

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  • Poppies bloom for a century

    The famous Remembrance poppy turns 100 this year.

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  • Community talks on Point Grey plans

    Otways coast residents can hear from State Government authorities about a controversial Point Grey development during an online webinar this week.

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  • Gun trafficking case to wait until April

    A Camperdown man accused of possessing a trafficable number of guns will wait until next year to have his case heard after a court adjournment.

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  • Colac spotless in COVID check

    Colac and district businesses have impressed State Government officials with their COVID compliance, after they found no rule breaches. Authorised COVID safety officers visited 10 business across Colac Otway Shire during the Melbourne Cup long weekend and found all venues were compliant, issuing zero infringements or warnings. The state’s justice department targeted hospitality and retail […]

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