Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Fishermen hoping to restore exports

    The Apollo Bay rock lobster industry faces a delicate balancing act before it can resume exporting product, as Chinese demand starts to swell.

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  • People’s radio remains on air

    Colac’s community radio station isn’t letting the coronavirus pandemic take it off the air.

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  • A century of amazing stories

    Ivy Hosie turns 100 today, and has shared a century’s worth of stories including a love tale, struggling to make ends meet with a young family during wartime, building her own version of the Australian dream in Colac and maintaining her independence in her senior years.

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  • Milk to continue flowing

    Deans Marsh farmer and senior dairy industry figure Terry Richardson has assured Colac district dairy farmers that their production line will continue to flow during the coronavirus crisis

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  • VEC changes Surf Coast Shire ward plans

    People power has caused the Victorian Electoral Commission to reconsider its proposed changes to Surf Coast Shire Council’s ward boundaries.

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  • Local Landcare scheme to boost farm soil health

    A newly-funded Landcare scheme will help Colac district farmers reduce their carbon footprint – by increasing the amount of carbon beneath their feet.

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  • Colac party flouts social distancing rules

    Colac’s top cop is reminding residents to continue adhering to social distancing rules, after police had to break up a party in Colac on the weekend.

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  • Beekeeping career off to sweet start

    A Colac primary school student is keeping busy during school holidays by buzzing around his and his family’s beehives.

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