Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Fire chief visits

    Winchelsea and Cobden’s fire brigades have welcomed esteemed company, receiving a visit from the volunteer brigade’s state commander.

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  • Driver was four times legal limit

    A woman has blown four times the legal alcohol limit while driving through Colac.

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  • Falling lake level hits sail club

    Colac Yacht Club will finish its season at Lake Purrumbete after a water level dip post-Christmas forced it off Lake Colac.

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  • Lobster woes continue

    Apollo Bay Fisherman’s Co-Op’s Nick Polgeest says local lobster fishers could go out of business unless Australia resolves a trade dispute with China.

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  • Trash an eyesore on coast

    The Great Ocean Road authority says an increase in litter and rubbish dumping is a major problem on the Otways Coast and the public shares responsibility for keeping the region tidy.

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  • Corangamite green lights subdivisions

    A new industrial land block at Camperdown has council approval, while a planned Timboon farming subdivision can go ahead subject to an applicant changing vehicle access plans.

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  • Lavers roadwork criticised

    A contentious Lavers Hill roundabout has started construction this week and has a mid-year completion target.

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  • Fundraiser rises from tragedy

    Chloe Cook’s lockdown hobby has become a brain cancer fundraiser in honour of her late husband, and she hopes it can grow into a viable business that secures her family’s future.

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