Hulls asks shire: Did you do your talks on nudists?
Hamish HeardState Government wants to know whether Surf Coast Shire did its homework before councillors voted to try stripping Point Impossible of its nudists.
Councillors...
Court win on Shell
Andrew MathiesonA Geelong environmental group has forced a review of a decision to give Shell more time to clean up emissions from its Corio...
Call for Government to release port plan: What are you hiding?
Andrew MathiesonThe Bracks Government is hiding plans to seize control of Geelong’s port until after the election, a community group has warned.
Geelong Community for...
Shift plan for Deakin house
Karen HartA BELLARINE Peninsula resident is in negotiations with the owners of Alfred Deakin’s former Point Lonsdale holiday home to save it from demolition.
The...
Hoon powers set for region
Alex de VosGeelong Police will have the power to confiscate hoons’ cars next month.
Chief Inspector Wayne Carson said local police would undergo training to...
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Deaths hearing
GEELONG Magistrates’ Court has committed Robert Farquharson to stand trial on murder charges over the drowning deaths of his three sons.
Mr Farquharson has...
Violence mars wakes at Lara
Hamish HeardA bottle was allegedly thrown at a police officer and a woman was hospitalised after mourners from two separate wakes rioted at Lara...
Public finally sees historic view
Geelong’s $3.8 million art purchase went on public display at the city’s gallery yesterday.
The gallery has called Eugene von Guerard’s 1856 View of Geelong...
No reception this time under China-friendly mayor. What a ‘Lama excuse’
Hamish HeardLocal councillors and Tibetan leaders yesterday questioned why Geelong’s mayor had failed to organise a civic reception to honour the Dalai Lama when...
Jury: doctor guilty
Karen HartA JURY yesterday found a Geelong doctor who injected women with pethidine in exchange for oral sex guilty of ten counts of drug...
Dunes to be fenced
Jane EmerickNew fences will block men trying to meet for sex in dunes at Point Impossible.
Executive officer David Clarke said Great Ocean Road Coast...
Plant gulps 110 million litres a year but to Bracks…’It’s sustainable’
Hamish Heard110 million litres of drinking water a year is a fair price to pay for a plastic company doubling production in Geelong, according...
Raise a glass to summer
The Geelong Beer Festival is back with exclusive craft offerings, a star-studded lineup, interactive experiences and fun for all ages this Saturday.
Johnstone...
