Candidates in a twist on Rudd gag order
Jane EmerickThe region’s Labor candidates yesterday denied they were under a gag order from leader Kevin Rudd but appeared to contradict each other on...
Shire settle bash claim
Jane EmerickA MAN who alleged a by-laws officer assaulted him on Jan Juc Beach has reached an out-of-court settlement with Surf Coast Shire.
The man’s...
Water bans to ease
Barwon Water announced yesterday it would ease stage four restrictions to reward consumers for “exceptional” conservation.
Restricted watering of gardens will be allowed under the...
Hockey pay strike nurses
Jane EmerickFederal Government yesterday ordered Barwon Health to pay its nurses after threatening to dock their wages if they went on strike.
Workplace Relations Minister...
O Connor to take on former party at polls
Dumped Labor MP Gavan O’Connor yesterday announced he would run as an independent at the federal election to clean up a “cesspool” of politics...
Sludge battle turns nasty
Andrew MathiesonActivists allege they have been threatened over their attempts to thwart a $70 million plan to dry sewage sludge for fertiliser near Breamlea.
Community...
City violence cut by half
Jane EmerickViolent crime in central Geelong has fallen almost 50 per cent since police launched a campaign 10 months ago to crack down on...
Shire says no to tip scrounger
Jane EmerickSurf Coast Shire environmentalists are demanding access to Anglesea tip so they can scrounge for waste to recycle, according to a woman who...
Dirty tactics alleged in sludge plant fight
Andrew MathiesonActivists allege they have been threatened over their attempts to thwart a $70 million plan to dry sewage sludge for fertiliser near Breamlea.
Community...
Leopold banking on community return
Sally PoehlandLeopold residents will have a chance to become shareholders in a community bank tomorrow.
Ward councillor Rod Macdonald said an information tent at...
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...
Dropped case shocks family
Hamish HeardA decision to drop charges against a woman accused of murdering four of her children in Geelong has disappointed their father’s family.
Prosecutors this...
Ayush elected junior mayor
Ayush Singh is City of Greater Geelong’s new junior mayor after being voted in by his peers while Alanah Forbes is the deputy junior...
