Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Coastal kindergarten construction starting

    Apollo Bay P-12 College plans to start on-site construction of its new kindergarten this week, with the project still on track to open for the start of the next school year.

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  • Surf Coast ponders charging stations

    Winchelsea and Lorne would have new electric vehicle charging points under a Surf Coast Shire Council plan.

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  • Farm linked over river

    Corangamite Shire Council has installed a temporary river crossing for a farmer at the site of a Chapple Vale bridge that collapsed into the Gellibrand River.

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  • Blasting protest continues

    Local climate activists have escalated protests against an Otways gas drilling project by chaining themselves to a ship bound for an exploration well.

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  • Parliament postponed to annoyance of MPs

    Regional MPs have lashed the State Government’s decision to suspend Parliament sittings during Melbourne’s lockdown.

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  • Steer clear of weary seals

    More seals have found their way onto Otways beaches in the past week, prompting a reminder to give the animals space.

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  • Regional restrictions stay

    There’s no timeline on further easing of COVID-19 restrictions in regional Victoria as Melbourne’s outbreak continues.

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  • Worker shortage hits deli

    Lorne’s worker crisis has forced the town’s supermarket to close a department ahead of summer.

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