Double Take
Amid all the aggro directed at Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s ill-fated visit to Geelong this week was at least one speck of humour.
Geelong’s Trades...
Lehpamer on lookout for young talent
Rising Australian stage star Amy Lehpamer will return to her hometown to host Geelong’s premier annual talent quest for young musicians.
Lehpamer recently finished an...
Coles, Kmart create 350 jobs at Waurn Ponds
New Coles and Kmart stores have opened with 365 jobs as part of a Waurn Ponds Shopping Centre expansion.
Phase one of the $90 million...
Taxi marshals set to ‘capture info’
New technology will capture passenger “information” at taxi ranks in Geelong, according to MP David Koch.
The Member for Western Victoria said the portable technology...
City pushes business angle for CEO
By NOEL MURPHY
Geelong City Hall staff are smarting from a mayoral dressing down as advertisements for a new business-savvy $500,000 a year CEO hit...
Broadband despair puts Chinese customers at risk
A FYANSFORD IT business stands to lose valuable international customers because it's unable to obtain a broadband connection.
Greg Dale, of Easy As PC, has...
Police rally against staff ‘shortages’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Off-duty police have taken a "big step" to rally against staff shortages in the Geelong region, according to their union.
About 200...
Buckets & Bouquets
Bouquets to Tony and everyone concerned with demolishing an old house at Lara. A terrible eyesore has gone at last.
Helen, Lara
Bouquets to a man...
Colac police plea over missing war medals
COLAC CIU detectives are appealing for information from the public after a spate of burglaries in Colac. Thieves have targeted residential properties in Ligar Street,...
Wrong flood zones hitting insurance and building costs: architect
By NOEL MURPHY
HUNDREDS of Geelong residents face higher insurance, building and renovation costs because of inaccurate flood zones designated by City Hall, according to...
Brain booster for bipolar disorder
Providing the brain with an energy boost could be a new way to treat bipolar depression.
Deakin University’s IMPACT Strategic Research Centre, in partnership with...
Mayor Lyons’ blitz on council staffers
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG mayor Darryn Lyons has savaged City Hall bureaucrats for putting barriers in the way of business opportunities.
Department staff and some senior...
Lights restart next year
Works to install traffic lights at a Torquay intersection will restart early next year, following significant service delays.
Surf Coast Shire Council paused the project,...
