Developer releases new Lonsdale plans
Andrew MathiesonDeveloper Stockland is promising a new, greener plan in its second attempt for a residential development at Point Lonsdale.
Stockland Victoria general manager Cameron...
Anglesea to keep land sale cash
Jane EmerickSurf Coast councillors have given Anglesea first dibs on a $475,000 sale of shire-owned land despite warnings from the shire’s chief executive officer.
Cr...
Residents unanimous on Bellarine council offer. Shire plan excites peninsula
Alex de VosA Liberal party plan for a new shire on the Bellarine Peninsula has won unanimous support from residents in an Independent street...
Stink over Corio getting up noses
Peter FaragoARGUMENT about the respective benefits of a proposed waste water treatment plant at Corio has conspired to bite federal Labor candidate for Corio...
Borough reviews planning system after city slammed
By Geelong Story UpdatesA STATE Ombudsman’s report into City of Greater Geelong’s planning processes has prompted Borough of Queenscliffe to review its own backyard....
Neo-Nazi ‘fear’ keeps blogger underground
Hamish HeardAn internet blogger who mounted a campaign against a Torquay councillor says he wants to keep his identity secret to protect himself from...
Grove told: no pool bid for you
Alex de VosOcean Grove has called on council to bid for a 25-metre pool from next year’s World Swimming Championships in Melbourne.
But a Geelong...
60 rape reports to local cops sex complaints up
Alex de VosComplaints of sexual assault have risen 16 per cent over the past year at the region’s major counselling and referral service.
Barwon Centre...
Councils in $820m highway bid
Seventeen councils will join forces to demand an $820 million upgrade of the Princes Highway from Geelong to South Australia.
Geelong, Surf Coast and Colac...
City bids for champs pool
Alex de VosGeelong is competing for an Olympic-size pool from next year’s World Swimming Champ-ionships in Melbourne.
State Government will give away the events temporary...
State land option for developer. Fear over servos
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S council has refused a developer’s application to buy council-owned land for a service station on Lovely Banks’ Plantation Road.
But council now...
Fast times for ex-teller with listing in BRW
Hamish HeardFormer Geelong bank teller Dale Gillham would have laughed if someone had told him five years ago he would one day feature on...