Rehab, detox clinics ‘bursting’ with users
Alex de VosGeelong drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres are bursting at the seams amid rising demand, according to clinic managers.
They reported waiting lists for...
Dredge start off peninsula
Alex de VosDredging of shipping channels will start off the Bellarine Peninsula in the next few days after Port of Melbourne Corporation won court...
‘Sorry good enough’ for 35 Aborigines eyeing court
Alex de VosSaying sorry should be enough for Geelong Aborigines planning to sue for compensation over the “stolen generation”, according to Geelong MPs.
State MPs...
Coast’s seismic shock
Alex de VosEnvironmentalists fear seismic testing off the Surf Coast could injure marine animals.
Surfrider Foundation’s Iain Lygo said he had “obvious concerns” about Trident...
City seeking summit seats
Alex de VosGeelong deserves a seat at Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s 2020 summit, according to the city’s mayor and a peak lobby group.
Bruce Harwood...
Pay us up to 78 per cent more: councillors
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S next mayor is in line for a $45,000 pay rise under City’s Hall proposal for increased councillor remuneration.
And councillors are set for...
Making history
Andrew MathiesonST LEONARDS had no past to speak of – so thought some at Queenscliff.
But historian Dr Peter Munster has debunked that myth, documenting...
Restraint? That’s rich
Peter FaragoIT’S great to see that Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard is “happy” to knock back a pay rise as an example of wage...
Mining ‘rush’ fear
Alex de VosA high-tech map revealing the region’s hidden offshore oil and mineral deposits has alarmed environmentalists.
The Independent has discovered that Federal Government will...
Down in the dumps as dumping goes up
Andrew MathiesonA GEELONG charity has been forced to pay a soaring garbage bill after reporting its largest surge from the dumping of unwanted household...
Ford, union in ‘deal’ over woker payouts
Andrew MathiesonFORD has reached an in-principle agreement over a revised payout deal with Geelong workers set to lose their jobs.
Australian Manufacturers Workers Union, which...
Home of creatures comforts
Andrew MathiesonOF ALL things influential in her life, it was a jar packed of baby brown snakes that Helen Burrell most fondly credits for...
Coldies in the sunshine
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp went to Johnstone Park on a warm and sunny Saturday for the Geelong Beer Festival.
