Tennis hopes bright future
Jane EmerickThe Surf Coast is now home to the Australian Junior Hard and Grass Court Champion.
After winning Australia’s hard court title for girls aged...
Link for advice to schoolies says: How to get wasted
Hamish HeardA new Surf Coast Shire website to attract schoolies to Torquay directs revellers to information about “safe” use of alcohol and drugs.
The shire...
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...
Anger as council caught breaking restrictions
Alex de VosResidents have slammed City of Greater Geelong for breaking water restrictions during one of the worst droughts on record.
The City has admitted...
Gotta have faith
Andrew MathiesonALLAN Toole had hit rock bottom by 1979.
By his own frank admission, he was nothing more than a bum.
“I was a drug addict...
Geelong online TV set for rebirth “soon”
Hamish HeardGEELONG’S first television channel is set for reincarnation after an earlier attempt to get the station off the ground ended in failure.
Adam Tribe,...
Marine centre in fight for funding
Alex de VosA lack of funding could force Queenscliff’s Marine Discovery Centre to close its doors to children on school holidays.
The centre has blamed...
Peninsula launches database on elderly and ill
Alex de VosElderly residents on the Bellarine Peninsula can lay to rest fears about lying undiscovered dead in their homes after the launch of...
AFL stars ”sniff out” resort
Jane EmerickRichmond Football Club captain Kane Johnson has joined a list of AFL footballers to snap up units at a $100 million residential development...
DHS sells fluoride to board in private talk
By Geelong Story UpdatesHealth officials have met Barwon Water to discuss fluoridation of the region.
Department of Human Services sent one of its dentists to...
Fire chief defends burns along the coast
Jane EmerickA fire chief has defended Surf Coast burnoffs against claims they damage the environment without reducing bushfire risk.
CFA regional operations manager Bob Barry...
Push for new bay foreshore
Andrew MathiesonA TOWN planner wants to extend Western Beach’s foreshore to cover the area’s slimy and polluted intertidal zone.
Raewyn Hansen’s vision includes a...
Reducing reoffending through engagement
Geelong police’s new approach to preventing both young people and adults from reoffending has so far been promising.
In July, Victoria Police rolled out its...
