Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Crowd gathers for centenary celebrations

    Colac RSL members and local community members have gathered at the local branch to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

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  • Council seeks AFL support for refixtured matches

    Colac Otway Shire Council is lobbying the AFL to bring a home-and-away fixture to Central Reserve.

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  • Gas drilling is legal again

    Energy companies can once again begin searching and drilling for gas in Victoria now that a moratorium on onshore exploration has lifted.

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  • Talented teen wins photo prize

    A Camperdown student has won a south-west Victorian photography prize.

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  • Community in common talks

    The Winchelsea community will have a seat at the table for upcoming negotiations to reopen Winchelsea Common.

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  • Solar gripes for Corangamite

    Corangamite Shire Council has again hit out at the State Government for its “ad hoc” approval of solar energy projects, as developers finalise plans for a five-megawatt facility at Bostocks Creek.

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  • Marvels emerge from salt lake

    A plane salvage crew has marvelled at the condition of recovered parts of a CAC Wirraway aircraft that has spent 70 years submerged in Lake Corangamite.

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  • Beach closed for work due to storm damage

    Parts of Wye River beach are closed to the public and authorities will renourish eroded sand dunes for the second time in a month following storm damage.

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