Land swap backed
Jessica BentonThe Bellarine Peninsula’s new councillor has backed a proposed swap of public land for part of a developer’s site at Indented Head.
John Doull...
Backroom deal for coast mayor
Alex de VosSurf Coast’s new mayor won her job in a backroom deal, according to a councillor.
The councillor, who did not want to be...
A thoroghly modern Miss
Andrew MathiesonTHE 1989 Miss Australia contest was as much about avoiding spills of pasta sauce at dinner and the etiquette surrounding eating shellfish than...
Protesters on path to defeat
Jessica BentonTwo St Leonards households are fighting a losing battle against construction of a bike path across the front of their beachside homes, according...
Rudd’s ministers snub city meeting
Andrew MathiesonMore than half the Rudd Government’s ministers failed to attend a “community cabinet” meeting in Geelong on the weekend
The turnout for...
January to light up with city night markets
Jessica BentonNIGHT owls and shopping enthusiasts will descend on Geelong’s Johnstone Park this summer for a new series of night markets.
Central Geelong Marketing executive...
Schoolies hell leads to call for crackdown
Alex de VosResidents want authorities to get tough on schoolies after two weeks of “destructive” behaviour on the Surf Coast.
Torquay resident Chris Oliver said...
Lorne drug bust surprises cops
Police have busted an amphetamine laboratory at Lorne.
Geelong Regional Response Unit Senior Constable Matt Plunkett said discovering a drug lab in a town the...
Games extension as numbers fall short
Andrew MathiesonAUSTRALIAN Masters Games organisers have cast aside predicted targets for participation at the Geelong event in February.
The organisers have extended Last Friday’s deadline...
Two arrested over worst child sex pornography
Alex de VosPolice have arrested two Geelong men for possessing child pornography that federal investigators described as “among the worst” they had seen.
Australian Federal...
Crisis a world away from Avalon’s airshow city
Andrew MathiesonTHE financial crisis gripping many industries around the globe seems a world away from the upcoming Avalon Airshow.
Organisers yesterday boasted of expanding the...
Police to crack down on drugs at Meredith
Alex de VosPolice yesterday announced a crackdown on drugs and drink driving at this weekend’s Meredith Music Festival after a near-fatal overdose at the...
Pies fly high for flag glory
North Geelong defeated East Geelong by 24 points in Saturday’s Geelong & District Football League grand final. Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at St...
