Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Melbourne couple fined under lockdown laws

    A Melbourne couple received an expensive bill for booking an Otways motel after police issued them fines for breaching lockdown laws.

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  • White Wine and Grapes alongside

    Top-quality vintage, but low yield for up-and-coming Otways winery

    A turbulent growing season and shutdown of the state’s hospitality industry is challenging one of the Otway wine industry’s new kids on the block.

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  • Great idea for book lovers

    Looking for something to cure your lockdown boredom? Colac’s library might have the perfect solution.

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  • Member for Corangamite Darren Cheeseman is leading a campaign to obtain World Heritage listing for the Great Ocean Road and Otways region. The Twelve Apostles, pictured, are one of Australias top tourist icons, but arent on the list.

    Twelve Apostles funding fast-track wanted

    Corangamite Shire Council is asking for a fast-track of funding for a tourism project which could kickstart the region’s economy after the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Late trains plague railway

    Colac’s train line had its worst performance in more than a year in March as punctuality slumped across regional Victoria.

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  • ‘Fatbergs’ cause pipe problems

    The effects of toilet paper shortages in the Colac district have trickled down to the region’s sewers, which have seen a rise in blockages in recent weeks.

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  • Councillors head outside for Surf Coast meeting

    Surf Coast Shire Council plans to go ahead with its April meeting but will make significant concessions due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Lorne car parks getting sensitive

    Surf Coast Shire Council is working through its tender process for new parking sensors at Lorne and is aiming to install the new technology by June.

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