Articles tagged: Birregurra
Bumper business at Birre
A Birregurra business says trade shot up to another level over the school holidays, and says that travel freedoms, local sport and contract workers are keeping his store busy.
Poetry mixes with live music
While words and conversation are what make up Linnet Hunter’s work and art, it is peace and solitude that help form her words and inspire her creative process.
Explore Birre’s Sunday market
Birregurra’s popular Sunday market is back this weekend.
Two treated in hospital after highway crash
Two motorists have ended up in hospital after yet another two-vehicle crash on the Princes Highway east of Colac.
Plenty on offer at Birre market
The Birregurra Sunday Market this weekend will offer a vibrant shopping and social opportunity, with plenty of Valentine’s Day gift options on offer.
Head to Birregurra for vibrant Sunday market
Birregurra’s popular Sunday market is back this weekend with a wide variety of stalls, plus food and musical entertainment.
Couples rushing to say ‘I do’
Love is in the air in the Colac district as local couples return to wedding venues for their long-awaited nuptials.
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.
A stunning, tranquil oasis at Birre
Retired nurse Susie Coulson loves spending time in her wonderful and “quirky” Birregurra garden.
Coffees helping brigade
Birregurra’s firefighters will be able to breathe easier thanks to help from the town’s general store and coffee-loving locals.
Birregurra to tap into Colac water supply
Birregurra’s water supply will soon come from Colac as Barwon Water plans a supply shift as it phases out ageing infrastructure.
Call for teen home quarantine
A Birregurra mum says her request for her teenage daughter to return home after being stuck in New South Wales has “fallen on deaf ears”.
Sports funding welcome
Colac’s mayor has welcomed recently announced State Government funding for technology upgrades at Colac and Birregurra sports grounds.
Floods subside at Birregurra
Flooding has eased in the Barwon River near Birregurra after peaking at nearly four metres this week.
UK expat painter at home at Birre
English expat and abstract landscape painter David Lancashire draws inspiration from the Australian landscape, from Alice Springs to the Otways.
Locals lead Birre water boost
A Birregurra initiative is saving more than 11 million litres of water a year by detecting leaks and boosting water efficiency.
BIRRE BOOST: $5.7M for major internet upgrades
Birregurra will soon benefit from top-of-the-range internet connections, with the Federal Government to spend $5.7 million on new technology.
Lifelong dedication to service
Birregurra’s Prue Campbell says receiving national recognition for her community service is humbling.
Birregurra price jump among state’s biggest
Birregurra property is among the hottest in Victoria in the past decade, new real estate data has revealed.
Birregurra, Timboon to soon have improved NBN
Timboon and Birregurra businesses should soon have access to faster internet connections.
Birre creatives to feature in district Arts Trail
Six Birregurra and district artists will show their work at the Birregurra Hall this weekend as part of the 2021 Colac Otway Arts Trail.
Warning on makeshift bike parks
Colac Otway Shire Council is urging parents and bike riders to understand the safety risks of building bike jumps on public land and its obligation to remove unauthorised jumps from council land.
Birregurra market returns
Market action will finally return to Birregurra on Sunday.
Market back at Birregurra
Birregurra’s monthly market is back this weekend after a break of almost a year.
