16 years ago
February 15, 2008
A high-tech map revealing the region’s hidden offshore oil and mineral deposits has alarmed environmentalists.
The Independent has discovered that Federal Government will send a specially-equipped, low-flying aircraft over the coastline and the ocean off the Surf Coast to produce a magnetic data map. Resource companies will use the map to search for mining opportunities.
13 years ago
February 18, 2011
An unlicensed Norlane woman who started a car with a fork before driving around Corio blamed neighbours for stealing the vehicle, Geelong Magistrates Court heard this week.
Debbie Brown, 28, of Sparks Road, avoided a jail sentence after pleading guilty to theft and driving while disqualified.
10 years ago
February 14, 2014
Green activists are seeking a total ban on new housing subdivisions along the Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula as well as Moolap’s saltworks, Point Henry’s Alcoa site and Lake Connewarre’s shoreline.
Victoria National Parks Association (VNPA) has released a report calling for a new Geelong-Bellarine wetland state park, a merger of Barwon Coast and Bellarine Bayside committees of management and a ban on further Alcoa power station activity at Anglesea.
7 years ago
February 17, 2017
Geelong’s first international cricket match is on track for a capacity crowd, the sport’s national governing body confirmed yesterday (Thursday).
Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said the match was “the first major test” of Geelong’s desire for international fixtures and a Big Bash side.
