Sex attack allegation: Taxi boss puts driver on hold
Alex de VosGeelong Taxi Network has suspended a driver amid allegations he sexually assaulted a passenger.
Network chief executive officer Peter Valentine yesterday told the...
Shelve pipeline plan, state told
State Government must shelve plans for locking the Geelong region into “expensive” desalinated water from Melbourne, according to the opposition.
Coalition water spokesperson Peter Walsh...
Bomb experts swoop on mine at Ocean Grove beach
Jessica BentonBomb experts swooped on a World War Two mine at Ocean Grove’s surf beach yesterday.
Bellarine Police leading Senior Constable Richard Keogh said the...
Anger at taverns for boozy town
Alex de VosResidents have demanded authorities halt distribution of more liquor licences in “boozy” Torquay after last week’s Independent revealed plans for two taverns...
Drawing a long bow
Andrew MathiesonARCHERY has come a long way since John Womersley first picked a limb out from a tree and planed it down into the...
Gun battle over Eastern Park: Lawyers called in
Alex de VosGeelong Gun Club is in a legal battle with State Govern-ment after continuing to ignore a deadline to stop shooting at its...
Uni spies on cyber terrorism
Kim WatersDeakin University has drawn a cone of silence over its role in a top-secret project to fight terrorists in cyberspace.
The university has refused...
Bowls club blow in VCAT ruling
Jessica BentonSt Leonards could lose its bowling club after the state’s planning tribunal knocked back plans to enclose the greens with an 80-metre-wide shelter,...
City tells developers: ‘show us the money’
Jessica BentonCITY HALL has rolled out Geelong’s welcome mat to developers with money and “good design”.
Project development facilitator Kathy Timmins told a developers’ lobby...
Skill of dolphins clicks with Caleb
A six-year-old Geelong boy has learnt a skill of dolphins to overcome blindness, according to his mother.
Lovely Banks’ Danielle Neyenhuis said son Caleb had...
Drink venues set for Bell St
Alex de VosDevelopers have revealed plans to build two taverns on Torquay’s Bell Street.
Surf Coast Shire has approved a planning permit to transform Ripe...
A beach too far: ban on smoking is a joke
Peter FaragoSMOKING bans proposed for Surf Coast beaches go too far and will cost ratepayers too much money in enforcement.
The Independent revealed two weeks...
Youth space officially opens
Geelong’s newest space for young people officially opened last week.
Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj and member for Geelong Christine Couzens were joined by Minister for...
