Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Federal cash for family daycare

    Local childcare services will share in Federal Government funding for the sector.

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  • Eye-opening rise in seismic shocks

    The Otways coast has felt 10 years’ worth of earthquakes in just a few months, seismic data shows.

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  • Vote to untie Point Grey knot

    A $10-million revamp of Lorne’s Point Grey precinct remains on hold because of authorities’ confusion about land ownership at the site.

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  • More opposition to gas plans

    Surf Coast Shire councillor Kate Gazzard has moved to formally oppose a Federal Government gas plan that could see companies drill for oil and gas five kilometres from the Great Ocean Road.

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  • Winch Hall deal proposed

    Winchelsea’s former shire hall is finally set to reopen to the public, with the town’s community to take over management of the site.

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  • Residents in isolation as virus spreads

    Residents of Colac and Camperdown are in quarantine as primary close contacts of COVID-19 cases.

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  • Teachers’ work grows as restrictions change

    Confusion has surrounded learning arrangements at Colac Specialist School this week after it was caught off guard by a last-minute State Government rule change.

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  • Corangamite’s big land release

    Up to 140 new residential housing blocks could soon be up for grabs at Timboon and Simpson under a Corangamite Shire Council housing plan.

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