Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Bike trail upgrade continues

    Forrest Mountain Bike Club is rubbing its hands together in anticipation of their town’s new mountain bike trail, as work continues to deliver the major project.

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  • Apollo Bay in line for solar energy battery

    Apollo Bay could soon have a community solar battery providing electricity for the town, as the region’s electricity distributor plans a rollout of new infrastructure.

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  • Melbourne-level broadband coming for Colac businesses

    Colac businesses are set to receive improved internet services under a new rollout of a connectivity program.

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  • State’s COVID cases grow

    Victoria’s COVID-19 caseload is at its highest point in almost a year, and authorities have listed venues of concern at Geelong.

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  • Pfizer vaccine opens up as clusters spread

    Young Victorians can book Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from today as a jab drive continues to gain momentum.

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  • Dismay at council’s green targets

    Colac environmentalists are repeating calls for stronger short-term climate action from Colac Otway Shire Council, and say current plans don’t go far enough.

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  • Infrastructure report lays bare Colac’s challenges

    Public transport, internet access and mental health facilities are among Colac’s highest infrastructure priorities, a new report has found.

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  • Battered Barwon raises eel fears

    A recent dam overflow has laid bare environmental concerns for the Barwon River following years of deterioration, which has raised fears for culturally significant species.

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