National park camping fee fury rising
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
New fees to camp in national parks will force caravans and campers to find alternatives, local enthusiasts have warned.
Teesdale off-roaders Shirley...
Portarlington ferry set to run within a year
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PORTARLINGTON could have its ferry service to Melbourne operating from the middle of next year, according to the town’s safe harbour...
Double Take: Ford heave-ho
Spare a thought for the 120 workers getting the heave-ho at Ford in Geelong this week, which the company is trying to manage sympathetically.
"Everyone's...
In Brief: Vandals, Bannockburn, Cotton On
Vandal ‘idiots’
“Idiots” have vandalised signalling equipment on Geelong’s rail line, according to V/Line’s chief executive.
Tehor Taifalos said the vandals cut signal cables near Little...
Drysdale bypass set for drawing board
A DRYSDALE bypass is on the drawing board six years after the Geelong Independent first reported calls for a solution to the town's traffic-snarl...
Angry political brawl over ambulance wait as patients die
A “NEW LOW” exploiting family distress with inaccurate claims is how the State Government has described ambulance waiting time allegations by the Opposition.
The Opposition...
Cotton On makes another boo boo
A social media backlash to a Cotton On range of clothing and accessories featuring quotes from the hit movie Mean Girls has forced the...
Esther Anderson is back on the beat and eyeing the big screen
Esther Anderson has dated Cats skipper Joel Selwood and captivated soapie audiences across Australia but now she’s destined for the big screen in her...
City’s sports short $80m
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong needs up to $81 million in new sport facilities to cope with population growth, a council investigation has found.
Between $28...
Gaol for sale, just like Kennett firm advised
By NOEL MURPHY
Geelong's council has put Old Geelong Gaol on the market, in line with a controversial report last year by former premier Jeff...
Goodness gracious, no balls of fire for mayor Darryn Lyons
By NOEL MURPHY
Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons has been wrongly linked to unapproved “exploding” fire extinguishers, according to his Big Group of Companies.
Big chief Mario...
Cats game to kick on with road safety message fun
The Geelong Cats will kick a goal for road safety when they meet St Kilda at Simonds Stadium on Sunday.
As part of the club’s...
From the archives
18 years ago
21 December, 2007
A funding shortfall of at least $25 million has cast doubt over a pre-election promise of a recycling plant to...
