Snake seized
Hamish HeardAuthorities yesterday labelled the Geelong region Victoria’s illegal reptile capital after investigators swooped on a hotel to seize an exotic snake, drugs and...
Angry reaction over secrecy on port plan
Andrew MathiesonNORTHERN suburbs residents have reacted angrily to secret plans for State Government to seize control of Geelong’s port.
The Independent revealed last week that...
Nudists’ look out on beach
Jane EmerickA NUDISTS’ lobby group has called on its members to flush out illegal activity at Torquay’s Point Impossible amid calls to axe the...
Council: why we must fly overseas
Andrew MathiesonGeelong councillors have defended their overseas travel after approving new trips to China and Japan.
The councillors this week voted to send Mayor Peter...
Shamed Grubbers to take holocaust lesson
Alex de VosOcean Grove footballers have agreed to visit Melbourne’s Holocaust Museum after allegedly attacking a Jewish man while on their way home from...
Letter bid on pokies
Jane EmerickBOROUGH of Queenscliffe is making a last-ditch appeal to State Government to cut back on poker machines in the tiny municipality.
Mayor Pat Semmens...
Torquay retirees plan wins council backing
Hamish HeardA Torquay developer has overcome the first hurdle in his quest to build a $40 million low-cost retirement village on the town’s outskirts.
Councillors...
Cards on the table
Hamish HeardUndecided Torquay voters will weigh up major party promises on education, transport links, dogs on beaches, fishing and police when they front tomorrow’s...
Drysdale pool plans
Jane EmerickA Catholic school yesterday announced plans for a swimming pool open to the public at Drysdale.
St Ignatius College Geelong principal Michael Exton said...
Port residents ‘back’ housing development
Alex de VosPortarlington residents want authorities to approve plans for a housing development near the town’s centre, according to the company behind the project.
Urban...
Get it up to speed
ANDREW MATHIESONBY ANDREW MATHIESON
A TRANSPORT lobby group has called on State Government to meet demand for improved public services on the Bellarine Penin-sula.
Public Transport...
Report:council open to corruption claims
Andrew MathiesonTHE STATE Ombudsman yesterday told City Hall to clean up planning processes that were open to “allegations of corruption”.
George Brouwer’s report to parliament...
Cats into final
Geelong’s Kookaburra Under 15 Girls campaign has been a strong one and will culminate in a grand final against Prahran next Tuesday.
The opening round...
