20 years ago
September 22, 2000
Belmont skeet shooter Natasha Londsale came within a whisker of winning a bronze medal at the Olympics yesterday.
The medal would have been the first for Geelong region athletes at the Sydney Olympics.
15 years ago
September 23, 2005
Drought-stricken Ballarat is set to ask Geelong to hand over enough water for 40,000 residents a year and replace it with either a fluoridated supply from Melbourne or by tapping into Otways heritage river, the Gellibrand.
Central Highlands Water Board, desperate for new supplies after almost eight years of below-average rainfall, is finalising a report that will choose one of 11 options to secure the future of its supply.
10 years ago
September 24, 2010
One Geelong West mechanic is facing $30,000 losses because cars can’t reach his garage on Pakington Street.
Bicycles not cars will take precedence during cycling’s biggest international road event next week set to gridlock several inner-city streets.
5 years ago
September 25, 2015
Angry residents aim to topple plans to erect a telecommunications tower in a historic Geelong cemetery, telling the provider: not near our backyard.
The Geelong Cemeteries Trust has signed an agreement with Telstra to lease a section of the Western Cemetery to install a 37.5m pole at the rear of the graveyard.
