Articles by Billy Higgins

  • LPG pump closures frustrate motorists

    The Colac district has lost one of its last LPG pumps, with the city’s BP station no longer supplying the fuel.

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  • Outage spread across region

    Thousands of Colac and district residents were briefly without power on the weekend after parts of trees fell on powerlines during blustery weather.

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  • Wirraway crash witness eyes plane salvage

    Kevin Hyne watched a CAC Wirraway plunge into Lake Corangamite as a toddler in 1950. Seventy-one years later, he hopes to see it emerge again following a salvage attempt of the Second World War-era plane.

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  • Vaccinations begin at abattoir

    Colac’s Australian Lamb Company will begin its COVID-19 vaccination rollout today.

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  • Endurance rider claims title

    Twenty minutes’ sleep, 550 kilometres, 1200 metres of climbing and 38 hours and 14 minutes in the saddle. That’s what Barongarook’s Stephen Lane conquered to win the Victoria Great Divide bike packing race – and in course-record time.

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  • Federal package for tourist sector

    Half-price airfares will feature in a $1.2-billion Federal Government investment to support domestic tourism this year.

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  • Campsite still closed after work

    The redeveloped Jamieson Creek Campground will remain closed for several more weeks as authorities tick off final planning requirements.

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  • Pump track plans progressing

    Timboon mountain bike enthusiasts are a step closer to running their wheels over a key community project, with the future site of a pump track pegged out at Power Creek Reserve.

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