Council sanger saga leads to court battle
Alex de VosTwo GEELONG council workers sacked for accepting a free steak sandwich each have taken their fight to a national independent tribunal.
The...
Infectious pair wins Researcher of the Year award
Ground-breaking work on drug-resistant superbugs has won the region’s highest honour for researchers.
Deakin University doctors Fred Pfeffer and Luke Henderson accepted the G-Force Recruitment...
Region set for own TV news
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG is set for a news service on free-to-air television next year.
Producer Noel Fanning plans to air the new half hour program at...
Councillor to return after conflict fine
Alex de VosA Geelong councillor who failed to disclose a conflict of interest has walked away from Geelong Magistrates’ Court without conviction.
Cameron Granger was...
Councillors paid $5000 for nothing
Andrew Mathieson and Alex de VosRatepayers have paid two Geelong councillors nearly $5000 each since they abandoned council duties earlier this year.
David Saunderson and...
Lobby group bid to lock up creek
Alex de VosAuthorities should lock up Spring Creek from development forever, according to a community lobby group.
Speak Up for Spring Creek’s submission to an...
Everett kicks on
Andrew MathiesonBACK when goalkeeper Everett Nelson saved his first shot on goal, the baggy shorts that soccer players wore reached the knee and a...
Program targets battered parents
Alex de VosA rise in Geelong adolescents assaulting their parents has sparked a support program to mend broken families, according a community support organisation.
Time...
Mother-in-law party behind rift rumours
Andrew Mathiesonby andrew mathieson
Cats legend Garry Hocking has revealed a clash of dates rather than a supposed rift with his former club was behind...
Tradie school promise broken, say Liberals
Jessica BentonGEELONG has been shortchanged for trades training, according to the federal opposition.
Liberal candidate for Corangamite Sarah Henderson said the Rudd Government had failed...
Cop investigation over abuse claim
Andrew MathiesonVICTORIA Police's ethical standards department is investigating claims a Geelong officer swore and racially abused a man minutes after he reported an assault.
Melbourne's...
Complaints force cut to skywheel proposal
Andrew MathiesonResidents’ complaints have prompted a ferris wheel operator to scale back his plans for Geelong’s waterfront.
Bradley Verfuth said he now planned to operate...
Surf Coast adopts council plan
Surf Coast Shire Council has set its strategies and outcomes for the next four years through its new council plan.
Council Plan 2025-2029,...
