Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Storm leaves lasting impact

    Hundreds of Colac district properties were without power for part of the weekend following storms.

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  • 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.

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  • Apostles attraction now taking shape

    The first stage of the Twelve Apostles Trail should finish mid-to-late next year.

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  • 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.

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  • Fines for Colac vaccine protesters

    People who protested vaccine mandates at Colac’s state electorate office have copped thousands of dollars in COVID fines.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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