Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Drilling rig a spectacle off coast

    An oil drilling rig is on its way to Port Campbell to start a new gas mining project.

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  • Bunnings building begins

    Excavators are preparing the site of a major expansion to Colac’s Bunnings store for construction in the coming months.

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  • West prepares for mini final

    Colac West captain Alex Gunning says his side is treating tomorrow’s pivotal clash with Irrewarra as a mini-final, as the clubs jostle for a top-four berth in the final rounds of the season.

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  • Cyclists to pass through city for race

    Traffic controls will surround a peloton of cyclists travelling through the Colac district tomorrow for the annual Melbourne to Warrnambool bike race.

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  • Lake to be stocked with 10,000 trout

    Victoria’s fishing authority is finalising plans to stock Lake Colac with rainbow trout in a boost for the region’s anglers.

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  • Cyclist dies on Ocean Road

    A cyclist has died after a head-on crash with a car on the Great Ocean Road.

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  • Irrewarra bowler’s delivery breaks middle stump

    There are few sights better for a fast bowler than a cartwheeling middle stump, but a broken middle pole is on the shortlist.

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  • Motorist airlifted after Colac crash

    A woman went to hospital in a helicopter following a nasty crash on Colac’s Murray Street that closed the main road for two hours.

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