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16 years ago - June 27, 2008

16 years ago

June 27, 2008

A six-year-old Geelong boy has learnt a skill of dolphins to overcome blindness, according to his mother.

Lovely Banks’ Danielle Neyenhuis said son Caleb had “amazed” observers with his ability to navigate using echoes from clicking his tongue.

11 years ago

June 28, 2013

A stretch of farmland between Geelong and Anglesea could become a battleground on the controversial mining practice of fracking.

Proponents and opponents have emerged after the Independent reported two weeks ago the region was a fracking target, with Lakes Oil holding a local exploration permit.

6 years ago

June 29, 2018

Authorities have warned swimmers and pet-owners to stay away from the Barwon River as a toxic flush of acidic water moves toward Geelong.

“Dogs should be kept away from swimming in or drinking river water in affected areas,” said Graham Phelps, Corangamite Catchment Management Authority’s (CCMA) chief executive officer.

1 year ago

June 30, 2023

Geelong council has approved its 2023-24 budget, fully restoring funding for Kardinia Aquatic Centre and lifesavers but only partially so for the Geelong Regional Library Corporation (GRLC).

At a tense and sometimes fractious council meeting on Tuesday, June 27, councillors by turns goaded and attempted to soothe a public gallery bent on having its voice heard.