Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Cobden courts get council cash

    Cobden’s netball courts are set to receive a much-needed upgrade after Corangamite Shire Council agreed to overrule a loan policy to fill a funding pitfall.

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  • BRIGADE PLEA: Bay fire showed needs for volunteers

    Apollo Bay’s fire brigade is calling on new volunteers to step up for the emergency service, after the town’s restaurant fire highlighted its resource challenges.

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  • New leaders announced for Chamber

    Colac Chamber of Commerce has revamped its leadership, appointing a new president and chief executive.

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  • Feedback for roads, rates plans

    Four-year plans for road maintenance and rates strategies in Surf Coast Shire are open for public comment.

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  • Curriculum should include cyber safety

    A Western Victoria MP wants online grooming and consent education included in the state curriculum to protect kids against “sickening” cyber predators.

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  • Back in business following blaze

    Fire-affected Apollo Bay businesses have begun to reopen.

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  • Expat’s anxious wait during Indian outbreak

    “I am always concerned about COVID around the world, because I’m always concerned about my mum.”

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  • Council pans solar plant

    Corangamite Shire Council will again object to a proposed 558-hectare, $280-million solar farm at Bookaar ahead of a State Government decision on the project.

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