Articles by Billy Higgins

  • A wet end to September

    West Barwon Reservoir has spilled for the second time this year following heavy rain to end September.

    By

  • Public fix for house shortage

    Corangamite Shire Council will build its own housing development at Timboon and seek private investment to build at Simpson as it finalises plans for a multi-million-dollar housing project.

    By

  • Otways floods after 100mm rain

    Rain continued to bucket down at the Otways coast late last week and caused swelling floodwaters.

    By

  • Winch project a priority, council adopts plan

    Winchelsea outdoor recreation projects are among Surf Coast Shire Council’s top priorities for the state and federal governments.

    By

  • Point Grey vote delayed

    Surf Coast Shire Council has narrowly voted to delay a land transfer allowing Lorne’s Point Grey project to proceed, as a battle to save the town’s former Fishermen’s Co-op surges on.

    By

  • Otways deluge leads to floods

    More than 100mm of rain in 24 hours has caused minor flooding on a Lorne river and felled trees across Colac and district.

    By

  • Australia Day event gone

    Surf Coast Shire Council will scrap celebratory events on January 26 from next year and acknowledge it as a day of mourning for First Nations peoples.

    By
  • RISING: West Barwon Reservoir, south of Forrest, rose by 11.5 per cent last week after a record-breaking downpour.

    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.

    By