Arthritis means more spinal fractures: Deakin study
WOMEN with rheumatoid arthritis as twice as likely to sustain spinal fractures, a Geelong region study by Deakin University has found.
The eight-year study investigated...
Gallery funded after plan to crash new library
STATE Government has announced an expansion of Geelong Gallery three months after the Independent revealed the gallery's plan to gate-crash a new library and...
Coalition promises $20 million to rebuild Geelong High School
GEELONG High School's long-awaited redevelopment is guaranteed after the state coalition promised $20 million to overhaul the entire campus.
The pledge follows a similar promise...
Cats add three to squad for Lions match
GEELONG Cats has added three players to its squad to take on Brisbane at the Gabba on Sunday.
Jackson Sheringham, Josh Walker and George Horlin-Smith...
Queenscliff bans smoking in outdoor zones
NEW SMOKING bans will stop spectators lighting up at football matches in Borough of Queenscliff.
The borough has announced that a range of other outdoor...
Priced out of health checks
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PEOPLE who might have serious illnesses are beginning to “fall through the cracks” in Geelong, a leading health services provider warned...
Regional body wasted
Rubbish, recycling controlled form Hamilton
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
BARWON Region Waste Management Group has been killed off in a State Government reshuffle.
The region’s waste management...
Local blokes put art and soul on display for a week
LOCAL blokes have put their souls on display in a week focusing on men’s health and wellbeing.
Blokes Week kicked off in Geelong on Monday...
Golfers chip in for McKellar Centre at 13th
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IDEAL conditions greeted players in the Independent’s 19th annual McKellar Centre Charity Golf Day at 13th Beach Golf Course.
With 88 golfers,...
Lyons versus Gooden/City titles fight
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Mayor Darryn Lyons and union leader Tim Gooden have jousted over Prime Minister Tony Abbott bringing back knighthoods and other mediaeval...
’Betrayal’ over aged care sale
By NOEL MURPHY
EMOTIONAL claims of betrayal and anxiety are flying as residents petition against the sale of Portarlington’s Ann Nichol House.
Bellarine Community Health (BCH)...
Creek housing to crowd Bells
By NOEL MURPHY
OPENING Spring Creek to developers could threaten iconic Bells Beach, activists have warned.
Surfing legend Maurice Cole told other Bells Beach Preservation Society...
Guthrie lends Stewart support
Zach Guthrie has backed Geelong's tight defensive unit to cover Tom Stewart's absence in the AFL grand final as he wraps his arms around...
