Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Banned driver caught

    A Colac motorist who lost his driver’s licence has now lost his car too, after police caught him going for a spin just two days after copping a driving ban.

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  • Building companies face dip in demand

    Colac’s construction companies say government investment in the sector will be critical to avoid a multi-billion-dollar pitfall in new projects in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Pest weed plan growing on Bay

    An underwater pest rampant at Apollo Bay could become part of a national harvesting scheme aimed at diversifying Australia’s aquaculture industry.

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  • Oil battle spills into court

    Two companies that had teamed up to drill for oil off the Otways coast are embroiled in a legal dispute over a bungled exploration contract.

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  • Rain slows blazing fuel reduction progress

    April rainfall has dampened the state’s fire authority’s fuel management activities across the Otway district.

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  • Birre build continues

    Regional Roads Victoria is still targeting a mid-year for its finish date to build a roundabout at a dangerous Birregurra intersection.

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  • Falls will forge ahead

    Falls Festival is bucking the trend of cancellations and postponements across the Otways events industry and appears set to go ahead this year.

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  • Colac MP on state coronavirus inquiry

    Colac’s state MP will be deputy chair of a parliamentary inquiry into the Victorian Government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

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