Visitor rates target
Andrew MathiesonQUEENSCLIFF’S council could set higher rates for holiday homes and investment properties to encourage more permanent residents.
Borough of Queenscliffe chief executive Gary Price...
Breaking up is hard to do
Peter FaragoA PLAN to break the Bellarine Peninsula from City of Greater Geelong council is a popular idea for many residents of the region...
Leopold anger over phone antennas
Alex de VosLEOPOLD residents are angry over a plan to install three mobile phone antennas on top of a local church tower.
Resident Amanda Browne...
Soccer choppers off Cats training
Andrew MathiesonA PRESEASON soccer trial threatens to keep Geelong Football Club off its home ground for another week.
Heavy rain had already put Skilled...
Region to speed up
Hamish HeardTelstra’s introduction of mobile broadband service to Geelong is set to bring local businesses up to speed with the world’s biggest cities, according...
I know I’m not racist
Hamish HeardAn Ocean Grove footballer convicted of a verbal attack on a Jewish Melbourne man issued a statement denying he was racist, yesterday.
Twentyoneyearold Simon...
Court ruling clears way for golf club vote
Jane EmerickTorquay Golf Club’s committee is celebrating a Federal Court of Australia ruling clearing the way for members to vote on an RACV takeover...
Politicians scoff at new shire pledge
Alex de VosPoliticians have tried to douse the hopes of Bellarine Peninsula residents for their own shire.
Labor Member for Bellarine Lisa Neville warned of...
City in interstate battle for cruiser
Hamish HeardBrisbane and Adelaide have emerged as obstacles in a bid for Geelong to become a SouthPacific cruise liner’s summer home.
Board members of two...
Plants down
Jane EmerickLIKE many settled 33-year-olds, Lyle Filippe typifies the seasoned Aussie backpacker.
He sports a ponytail and patchy beard from past travels and still loves...
Supercats face big Nunawading challenge
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG Supercats coach Mark Leader is preparing for a new challenge tomorrow night – to shoot around Nunawading’s big men.
The unbeaten Supercats are...
Skrobalak case adjourned again over voice evidence
Jane EmerickA former Torquay Football Club premiership coach accused of threatening to kill a former teammate has had his case adjourned for a fourth...
Community calendar
Arts and craft markets
Arts and crafts stalls from local creatives and artisans. Saturday December 7 at Belmont Library 9.30am-2pm; Geelong Library & Heritage Centre...
