Region’s road deaths shame
JOHN VAN KLAVERENGEELONG has the highest fatality rate in regional Victoria with 26 road deaths, latest TAC statistics have revealed.
Greater Geelong had six fatalities...
Burning ambition for wildfire safety
Lighting up: Brooke Bailey helps burn undergrowth near Anglesea this week. ERIN PEARSONALMOST 60 hectares of Anglesea scrub has gone up in flames this...
Burning ambition for wildfire safety
ERIN PEARSONALMOST 60 hectares of Anglesea scrub has gone up in flames this month as part of an increased state spring burn-off program, according...
ALDI ‘eyes Torquay’
ERIN PEARSONDISCOUNT supermarket chain ALDI is considering Torquay for a new store, a spokesperson has revealed to the Independent.
“We’re looking at several areas of...
Port trees facing chop
MICHELLE HERBISONSAFETY concerns will force removal of 86 trees at Portarlington Holiday Park, according to foreshore managers.
Bellarine Bayside Foreshore Committee of Management’s Vin McKay...
Bridge fight ‘hitting wall’
TOM BENNETTCLIFTON Springs’ residents have “nowhere left to turn” in their protest against a proposed bridge to a new residential development, according to their...
Peninsula’s police preparing for ‘summer crime blitz’
On the beat: Acting Senior Sergeant David Magher. TOM BENNETTPOLICE are preparing a major blitz on crime on the Bellarine Peninsula this summer, according...
Birregurra’s art on show
Art scene: the Birregurra show attracts an eclectic crowd.TALENTED Geelong artists Charles Moodie, Richard Jones and Rhondda Millen, bronze sculptor Lucy McEachern and botanical...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Maritime exhibition
Ship shape: Maritime Museum of Victoria chairman Henry Hudson with one of the paintings on exhibition.THE SHIPS That Shaped Australia, an exhibition of 27...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Poppykettle celebrates 30th
Bubbles of fun: Kids of all ages love Poppykettle.ERIN PEARSONGEELONG’S iconic Poppykettle festival will celebrate 30 years next month after entertaining the children of...
FINALLY FRIDAY: It’s Grate to be home
Photogenic: The Grates’ John Patterson and Patience Hodgson.ERIN PEARSONHE fell in love with the Big Apple’s easy living and maid service but The Grates...
SHATTERED LIVES: Music’s healing touch
Concerto of life: Patrycja Radzi-Stewart hopes her story acts as a warning. JOHN VAN KLAVERENPARRYCJA Radzi-Stewart was feeling good – she had just attended...