Arson, assault surge at Corio
Alex de VosCrime reports to Corio Police have soared over the past year in contrast to a decrease at the Geelong station.
New Victoria Police...
City rate cheat
Hamish HeardCity of Greater Geelong’s use of “shonky” private building surveyors has cheated ratepayers out of millions of dollars in rates revenue, according to...
Sharks ‘endangered’
Alex de VosTwo sharks at the top of the region’s gamefishing menu could end up on an international list of animals facing extinction.
Reports this...
Speaking up to clear hot air in parliament
Peter FaragoSOME call it cowards’ castle, others think it’s causing a hole in the ozone layer for all the hot air emanating from its...
Communities slam services shortfall
Andrew MathiesonETHNIC communities have demanded a boost to basic services in Geelong at a meeting with the state’s multicultural commission.
Community representatives highlighted their local...
State’s grain harvest to sow bad seeds for city’s roads
Andrew MathiesonAT LEAST 1500 additional trucks will deliver grain to Geelong’s port this year, putting a question mark on whether the city’s road network...
Red tape ties up ship for penninsula dive site
Andrew MathiesonDELAYS from bureaucratic red tape are jeopardising the likelihood that a warship will provide a major tourism boon for local diving operators.
The Bellarine...
One busload for rally as 550 teachers strike
Alex de VosThe education union sent one busload of teachers from Geelong to a rally in Melbourne yesterday after 550 members walked out of...
Developers lined up at Armstrong Creek
Alex de VosDevelopers are waiting for a council green light to break Geelong’s dwindling land supply with 12,000 new allotments south of the city.
Four...
High-tech clubs to weed out thugs
Thugs face life time bans after Geelong nightclubs roll out permanent ID scanners next week, nightlife association chairman Darren Holroyd told the Independent yesterday....
drought gives Torquay soccer the boot
Jane EmerickDrought has booted soccer out of Torquay.
Surf Coast Soccer Club will play home games at Connewarre after the drought dried up the club’s...
Aborigines put compo cases ‘on hold’ Rudd’s a ‘fund guy’
Alex de VosGeelong region Aborigines have put on hold plans to sue government after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s apology left the door open for...
Moolap wetlands consultation open
The Victorian government has opened public consultation on the future of the Moolap wetlands and former saltworks.
Part of the Geelong City Deal, the Moolap...
