Hotel plans “all Whites”
Karen HartA PROMINENT Torquay bed and breakfast is set to become a residential hotel despite objections from residents.
Surf Coast Shire this week issued a...
Staffing “unchanged” in 24hr police station
Hamish HeardTorquay police were yesterday busy packing boxes in readiness for a move to their brand new state-of-the-art Surf Coast Highway headquarters next week.
But...
ALP set to vote in left
Hamish HeardALP underdog Darren Cheeseman was yesterday poised to win preselection for Corangamite, according to Labor MP Gavan O’Connor.
Members of Labor’s Socialist Left faction...
New study highlights Corio “disadvantage”
Andrew MathiesonCorio is one of Victoria’s most disadvantaged postcodes, according to a new study.
Jesuit Social Services’ Dropping Off The Edge report said Corio was...
By-law “bash” writ
Hamish HeardA man who claims a council by-laws officer assaulted him on Jan Juc Beach is suing Surf Coast Shire.
The man’s lawyer, Phil Hill,...
Phoney gas man alarms police
Bellarine Police have warned Ocean Grove residents to be wary of a dodgy door knocker weaseling his way into people’s homes as a phoney...
Reviews begin after bird flu scare at lab
Jane EmerickGeelong’s animal health laboratory has launched a review of its safety procedures after a bird flu scare this week.
Laboratory director Dr Martyn Jeggo...
Another attack in city area
Hamish HeardDetectives are hunting two men who allegedly raped a teenager in a central Geelong arcade early yesterday morning.
Police said the 18-year-old girl was...
Drug dose in lead up to death was too big
Jane EmerickA 58-year-old Geelong woman died from a lethal cocktail of drugs after a local GP prescribed an “excessive” dose of morphine the previous...
Police charge women over report of rape in the city
Hamish HeardPolice yesterday charged an 18-year-old Grovedale woman over claims she had been raped during a night out in Geelong last week
The teenager had...
Shopping around
Andrew MathiesonSINGING in Geelong has never been the same since a retired bank manager first heard the harmonious sounds of an old-fashioned barbershop chorus.
John...
Riding a cycle of our history
Andrew MathiesonROD Charles has never been busier than in retirement.
Once Geelong West town mayor, the 69-year-old is spending most of his days now uncovering...
Librarians love a good story
Children love festive story books and books make great stocking fillers. Here are six festive children's books recommended by librarians.
Pig the elf by...
