Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Surf Coast’s vote split on council code

    Surf Coast Shire Council has adopted a new code of conduct in the nick of time, despite scathing criticism of the document from a minority of councillors.

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  • Corangamite launches TV marketing campaign

    Corangamite Shire Council has taken to the airwaves to promote its tourist attractions to potential visitors.

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  • Cobden kinder work on track

    Cobden’s kindergarten upgrade is on track to finish by May in a huge boost for local families.

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  • Facebook ban rocks regional media

    Facebook has taken the extraordinary step of blocking Australian news sites from posting to its platform in retaliation to a planned national bargaining code.

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  • Lockdown ends at midnight

    Victoria’s state-wide lockdown will end at midnight tonight, Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed.

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  • Andrews backs Avalon quarantine, as Victoria waits for restrictions announcement

    The Victorian Government is planning a restructured international quarantine model that could see Avalon Airport host a dedicated facility, Premier Daniel Andrews has confirmed, while he will announce today whether Victoria will exit its lockdown at midnight as planned.

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  • Tenant pulls out of Winchelsea Hall lease plans

    Winchelsea’s former shire hall looks set to tick past two years without a tenant after a prospective lessee pulled out of a deal to take over the facility.

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  • State pledges to fix dodgy district road

    The Cobden community’s calls have been answered, with the State Government committing to a major fix at a dodgy section of Cobden-Lavers Hill Road.

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