MP Promoted
Jane EmerickNew Premier John Brumby yesterday promoted Bellarine MP and minister Lisa Neville.
Ms Neville lost her children portfolio but took over as Community Services...
Brothel planning for a mini-Amsterdam
Jane EmerickA Melbourne brothel owner wants to turn Torquay into a “mini Amsterdam”.
Andrew Hewinson, owner of Lygon Street’s Pickwood Lodge, said he had steppedup...
Database to keep eye on frightened elderly
Alex de VosFears among elderly people about lying undiscovered dead in their Bellarine Peninsula homes has prompted formation of an emergency database.
The push to...
Lonergan’s recovery hits setback. Cat back in hospital
Andrew MathiesonBATTERED Cat Tom Lonergan’s recovery from removal of a kidney suffered a setback when he returned to Geelong Hospital yesterday.
The young Cat had...
No talk, all action
Peter FaragoGEELONG voters had every right to feel dudded by the Bracks Labor Government this week when it announced water bills would double.
Residents can...
Backlash forces a 13th trail backflip
Andrew MathiesonA PUBLIC backlash has forced Barwon Coast Committee of Management to back down from plans to build a controversial 1.8kilometre boardwalk at popular...
Museum unveils coast’s link to prehistoric past
Hamish HeardInternational whale experts have focussed on the cliffs between Torquay and Bells Beach after a scientific study into a Jan Juc fossil skull...
Street festival success inspires encore plans
Hamish HeardA group of central-Geelong businesses has run a street festival to successfully target a mid-winter lull in trade.
Cats Restaurant and Bar owner Jimmy...
Wanted: test water family
By Peter FaragoMade to measure: A test family will enter the Sharland Oasis, above, for up to two years of testing its various energy-efficient...
Building backlash
Andrew MathiesonBARWON Heads residents have angrily opposed council changes to extend the town’s boundaries west for further residential and commercial development.
Geelong’s council now faces...
Government plans to cut back local pokies
Andrew MathiesonThe Bracks Government plans to slash the amount of pokies at some Geelong gaming venues.
Labor has vowed to honour an election promise from...
17 chaplains for region”s schools
By Geelong Story UpdatesSeventeen new chaplains will provide support including “spiritual development” to students in the Geelong region, according to a federal MP.
The chaplains...
‘Rarities’ spice up the summer
There have been some unusual migratory waders (known as rarities) that have found their way to southern Australia this summer and I’ve been lucky...
