Pilates, yoga, sports equipment in Surf Coast perks scheme. Shire massages staff, council
Hamish HeardSurf Coast ratepayers will foot the bill for councillors and shire staff to enjoy massages, weight loss programs and yoga classes under a...
Pier strains trade
Andrew MathiesonA Vehicle weight limit on Portarlington’s crumbling pier is set to strain the town’s seafood industries.
A study commissioned for a Portarlington Safe Harbour...
Refinery “slick” alarms group: Fear for bay
BY HAMISH HEARDAn environmental group fears an underground oil slick continues to flow from Shell’s refinery into Corio Bay despite EPA orders to clean...
Shell in hot water over energy idea
A “stick-and-carrot” approach could make Shell’s Corio refinery convert excess heat to green energy, according to a local Family First candidate.
Gordon Alderson said the...
Double whammy for traders in road plans
Hamish HeardTorquay businesses face a bypass double whammy.
A State Government decision to direct traffic from Geelong’s bypass down Anglesea Road and shire plans to...
Libs “needed more dirt”
Hamish HeardA post-mortem into Geelong Liberal candidates’ disastrous showing at last year’s state election has found a failure to dig dirt and a lack...
Fire, ambo complex set for Lara
Andrew MathiesonCONSTRUCTION of a proposed Lara fire and ambulance complex will begin in December, according to local MP John Eren.
But Liberal candidate for Lara...
Ford hopes
By Geelong Story UpdatesA rescue package modelled on assistance to its traditional adversary could help Ford build a new engine in Geelong.
AMWU vehicle division...
Owners shoot horses
Hamish HeardHorse owners and farmers are destroying their animals as a feed crisis in the region continues to run local RSPCA inspectors off their...
Slam for MP over backflip on shire
Alex de VosA public meeting has demanded to know why Labor MP Lisa Neville has “backflipped” on plans for a new Bellarine Peninsula shire.
Participants...
Kev’s bawdy brew
Hamish HeardTwenty minutes on the phone with Kevin Bloody Wilson delivers remarkably little in the way of printable material.
With a sense of humour as...
City in talks on new sports at Skilled
Andrew MathiesonCITY officials are in talks to lure several oneoff sporting fixtures to Geelong in an ambitious plan to increase the use of Skilled...
Pasko Sa Geelong
A vibrant event is bringing the spirit of Christmas to Norlane to inspire connections and friendships among Geelong’s cultural communities.
Filipino Australian...
