Articles by Billy Higgins

  • No decision yet on fallen bridge

    There’s no timeline for a replacement bridge over a Chapple Vale river after the original crossing collapsed under a tipper truck last month.

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  • Gas raises water worries

    At Otways landcare advocate fears the region will become more bushfire prone as the impacts of gas production decimate local groundwater reserves.

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  • Residents opposing shire rule

    Surf Coast Shire residents have rallied in opposition to their council’s controversial governance rules.

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  • Raid finds guns and drugs

    A house raid at Camperdown found six guns and a trafficable amount of cannabis, and resulted in two arrests.

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  • Rain leaves lake and basins in healthy state

    Lake Colac’s water level has risen slightly since the end of summer and water storages are near capacity following stable rainfall totals.

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  • Prehistoric giant set to rise again

    A giant, ancient marsupial that left fossils in the Colac district will feature at an ambitious proposal for Cororooke’s town centre redevelopment. Grand plans for entrance sculptures at the Colac district town would include life-sized replicas of a diprotodon – a rhinoceros-sized herbivore that roamed the region’s volcanic plains tens of thousands of years ago. […]

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  • Mask restrictions ease for office workers

    Workplace mask rules have eased, and large venues can welcome more patrons under new COVID restrictions that begin today.

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  • AFL game unlikely

    Hope for a Colac AFL match appears dashed as nation-wide lockdowns ease and normality returns to the league fixture.

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