Commonwealth to Bracks on next bypass stage
The Commonwealth will reject Premier Steve Bracks’s funding plea on the fourth stage of Geelong’s bypass, a Liberal party source told the Independent yesterday.
The...
Day ‘to gauge trials support’
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG Speed Trials organisers will gauge public support for returning the historic event to the city’s foreshore.
Speed trials director Gary Grant said attendance...
City loses demand for cash. Space war win
Andrew MathiesonA developer has won a legal battle against City Hall’s demand for cash to create open space offsetting a residential project opposite Kardinia...
Fine, no licence after attack. Cost of rage
Alex de VosA road rage attack yesterday cost a Drysdale man his licence and an $800 fine.
Geelong Magistrate Ian von Einem found Drysdale’s Mark...
The politics of farming
Hamish HeardTHE very mention of drought makes Simon Ramsay cringe.
Despite now spending a great deal of his time between the clanging of city trams...
Private votes need public input
Peter FaragoGEELONG’S federal MPs will be asked to bare their conscience about cloning embryonic stem cells for scientific research.
Labor Member for Corio Gavan O’Connor...
Idea floated, sunk by City
Pater FargoDID GEELONG’S council miss the boat when it rejected plans for a floating restaurant on the city’s waterfront?
City of Greater Geelong named 18...
Doctor claims deaths hidden
Hamish HeardA senior Victorian medico has called on State Government to come clean on how many patients have died waiting for medical treatment at...
Beating the drought
Andrew MathiesonLocal industries are finding ways to live with the water crisis after Barwon Water announced its harshest restrictions are on their way.
While news...
Geelong hub of pre-election promises
Alex de VosLabor yesterday pledged a sports academy and a new $1 million Northern Community Hub for Geelong.
The facilities capped a week of pre-election...
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...
Desperately seeking passionate chemists
Hamish HeardA nationwide chemist chain is targeting Geelong pharmacists as part of its plan to go public and multiply.
Health Information Pharmacy has announced its...
Planting seeds of change through story
The Geelong Independent looks back on our best Friday features for 2024.
Uncle Glenn Shea is a proud Wathaurong/Ngarrindjeri man and an award-winning playwright. He...
