Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Council considers Camperdown compost extension

    A proposal to build a major expansion at a Gnotuk compost facility near Camperdown will go to a vote at Corangamite Shire Council’s meeting tomorrow night.

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  • $6.5M needed for council’s Winchelsea growth plans

    Surf Coast Shire Council will lobby for grants to deliver five key projects totalling $6.45 million under Winchelsea’s growth plan, if councillors approve a recommendation.

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  • Colac overdose deaths stagnate

    The Colac district’s drug overdose death rate has plateaued, but advocates want to see the numbers nosedive.

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  • Andrews praises Colac response, as Bulla plans to open doors

    Premier Daniel Andrews says state health officials are confident that a cluster of Colac COVID cases is under control as the district inches towards eased restrictions from next week.

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  • Colac under the microscope as state plots eased restrictions

    Regional Victoria could take two steps forward in its road to COVID-19 recovery as soon as Monday, Premier Daniel Andrews says.

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  • Meatworks operations reviewed ahead of spring

    Premier Daniel Andrews says the State Government is reviewing options to ramp up meatworks activity in coming weeks.

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  • Surf Coast adopts transparency policy after delay

    Surf Coast Shire councillors have belatedly adopted a new transparency policy after delaying a decision for a fortnight.

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  • Bulla records additional case

    A seventh Bulla Dairy Foods employee has tested positive to COVID-19, but the business is still planning to reopen its Connor Street facility on Saturday.

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