Woman hospitalised after car hits Newcomb bus shelter
A DRIVER attempting to evade police this morning smashed into a Newcomb bus shelter then fled on foot, leaving his injured passenger in the...
CBD outrage: Kicked in the face by gutless thug
By NOEL MURPHY
RICHARD Vecoli could hardly have been less prepared for the cowardly boot to the face that fractured his eye socket in two...
Double Take: Golf marathon, cyclist stones, Dazza and stogies
ANYONE still considering golf a leisure pursuit rather than a sport would have had their views radically changed had they been at 13th Beach...
Geelong nets inaugural round of new 3X3 basketball nationals
GEELONG will host the inaugural round of a national three-on-three basketball competition.
Basketball Australia chief Anthony Moore said the 2015 3X3 Nationals would begin at...
Time limits loom over beach parking spaces
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE DAYS of easy beach access and unrestricted parking are over, according to a new coastal transport report.
The draft report said...
Heat rising on free speech
By NOEL MURPHY
CLIMATE change friction is heating up in Geelong as opponents clash over free speech and the right to publically express their views.
Man-made...
Overseas buyer welcome, says Costa
By NOEL MURPHY
AN OVERSEAS buyer could be good for Geeong's The Costa Group produce giant, injecting capital, driving growth and underpinning long-term prospects, according...
Local pair at home on Parks Vic ranger duty
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A PAIR of locals is among Parks Victoria’s new crew of seasonal rangers working around the region to help out during...
Green hanging high in town centre
By NOEL MURPHY
THE GREENING of Geelong took another leap forward this week as a series of hanging garden planters were installed in the city...
Bus cuts will force us to move: residents
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PROPOSED bus service cuts would force elderly and unwell Newtown residents to sell up and move, they have told the Independent.
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Alcoa extends search for Anglesea power plant buyer
By NOEL MURPHY
ALCOA’S Anglesea power plant remains on the market with several potential buyers vying for the controversial coal-powered plant despite expectations it would...
Organ restoration hits right note for Queenscliff concert
By JENA MARINO
A NEWLY-restored Fincham organ will sound off at a Queenscliff Uniting Church concert again this weekend after a four-month restoration.
The 54-year-old organ...
Incinerator quashed
The proposed Lara waste-to-energy incinerator has been denied an operating licence by Recycling Victoria and will not go ahead for the foreseeable future.
On Wednesday,...
