Coalition promises ‘trump Labor’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE COALITION has significantly outspent Labor in election promises to local voters.
With its four seats, three affected by boundary redistributions, the...
Double Take
WITH a state election imminent, unemployment rising and local business facing all manner of challenges, Geelong Chamber of Commerce had its eye on the...
Joey Gabe winging it with entry in festival
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A MOCKUMENTARY on professional chicken wing eaters taking competition to ridiculous lengths is one of 18 short films entered in Odyssey...
Legal help ‘drying up’ as aid access tightens
By NOEL MURPHY
TIGHTER access to free legal aid is denying Geelong people advice, clogging courts and curbing lawyers’ ability to answer rising numbers of...
Christmas cheer in new windows
FESTIVE spirit is continuing to spread through the shop windows of central Geelong.
Even emtpy shopfronts are adding seasonal decorations with a little help from...
Spin-off plans for movie yet to begin filming
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PRODUCERS of a local feature film yet to begin production are planning a sequel and television series spin off.
The Chickabees is...
Geelong housing now rated ‘highly unaffordable’
GEELONG’S housing affordability crisis is worsening, according to new research.
Master Builders Association of Victoria found that Geelong housing had declined from unaffordable in 2004...
Local road workers in fear of speeding drivers
SPEEDING drivers are endangering the lives of workers on road projects around Geelong, according to a local industry veteran.
Bill Alford, a Winchelsea father of...
Man, US visitors saved from bay
By NOEL MURPHY
HIGH winds sent three people overboard when their 17-foot boat flipped on Corio Bay last weekend.
Geelong Coast Guard commander Peter Burrow...
Conmen on way to Geelong, warns CAV
TRAVELLING conmen from New South Wales are targeting the Barwon region, according to Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV).
CAV director Dr Claire Noone said intelligence reports...
Saltworks site set for safety works: Neville
By NOEL MURPHY
CHEETHAM’S dilapidated, asbestos-riddled saltworks site at Moolap would be fixed under a new State Government, according to Bellarine MP Lisa Neville.
The heritage-listed...
Forest change alarms greens
By NOEL MURPHY
BITTER environmental fights would flare in the Otway Ranges again after logging operations came under the control of VicForests, activists warned this...
Supersaints aim to shape final four
St Albans/Breakwater captain Damien Biemans is hoping his side can upset a few of the teams vying for GCA4 finals in the final three...
