$500,000 reward fails to find new leads
A $500,000 reward has failed to loosen the lips of potential witnesses with information about the murder of a Geelong man, according to Victoria...
Coast public housing comes under fire
Alex de VosA plan to bring public housing tenants to Torquay will fail because their “lifestyle” is incompatible with existing residents, according to a...
All systems GOTV
Andrew MathiesonADAM Tribe can vividly remember when he could barely swing a video camera without tripping over the lawn mower.
It doesn’t seem that long...
Heat on state over highway
Alex de VosRACV has vowed to turn up the heat on State Government for funding to duplicate the Princes Highway between Waurn Ponds and...
It’s a service, not a job
Peter FaragoFORMER Surf Coast mayor Libby Mears has opened a can of worms, claiming she is paid a miserly $3.46 an hour to serve...
Scaling the depths for a stock-take of the piscatorial peninsula
Andrew MathiesonVOLUNTEER researchers are discovering a hidden treasure of reef fish along the Bellarine Peninsula’s shores.
Recreational scuba divers and snorkellers have taken to the...
Port under siege
Andrew MathiesonPORTARLINGTON could lose its “village atmosphere” under council plans to increase housing density, according to community groups.
Portarlington Community Association and Friends of the...
Avalon flights to increase 40 per cent Up, up and away
A 40 per cent increase in passenger flights at Avalon will put 1.4 million domestic travellers a year on Geelong’s doorstep, Jetstar announced yesterday.
The...
Police say shooting ‘random’ Gangs ruled out
Alex de VosPolice have denied gang warfare was behind a shooting in Geelong’s Yarra Street this week.
Several youths aged between 16 and 20 were...
The snow must go on in Ian’s extravaganza
Snow is set to fall in Belmont tonight when Santa Claus appears at a pensioner’s Christmas lights display.
Sixty-eight-year-old Ian Feetham has ordered a snow-maker...
They’ll pay for this, says spurned owner
Jessica BentonResidents opposing expansion of Barwon Heads’ boundaries risk pricing themselves out of town, a developer has warned.
Bob Macafee said stopping his family’s proposed...
Council carbon plan ‘set to hit ratepayers’
Geelong ratepayers could foot the bill for their council’s plan to slash its carbon emissions 30 per cent, a councillor has warned.
Tom O’Connor, who...
Coldies in the sunshine
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp went to Johnstone Park on a warm and sunny Saturday for the Geelong Beer Festival.
