Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Mountain bike event will boost tourism

    This year’s Otway Odyssey mountain bike event will return to its original starting point at Apollo Bay, with local accommodation providers expecting the course change to benefit holidaymakers.

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  • Restrictions ease for home visits

    Victorians can now have 30 visitors to their homes for gatherings under changes to coronavirus restrictions that took effect on the weekend.

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  • New-look library services for Corangamite Shire

    The Corangamite Regional Library Corporation is set to dissolve next year, with Corangamite Shire Council proposing a new management model for its library services.

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  • Weekend warning for fire danger

    The Colac district’s fire chief says Colac will likely avoid critical fire
    conditions during the upcoming sweltering weekend but said residents must remain vigilant to reduce risk.

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  • Lasting tribute to Port Campbell lifesaving duo

    Father-son lifesaving duo Ross and Andy Powell will receive a permanent memorial to their heroism with the construction of a new deck at their Port Campbell Lifesaving Club.

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  • Community rallies for family facing cancer struggle

    Gellibrand Lower’s Wyld family are no strangers to adversity. But their latest heartbreaking diagnosis has the Wylds reaching out to the Otways community for help to relieve stress on couple Chris and Alicia and their teenage children.

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  • Passengers act quick to avert road tragedy

    Quick-thinking passengers have likely prevented a two-vehicle smash on the Great Ocean Road from becoming a disaster after they helped stop an out-of-control bus whose driver suffered a medical episode while driving.

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  • Surf Coast votes on Winchelsea issues

    Another major Winchelsea housing development has council approval.

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