Cats shelve hopes for $8m training base at Armstrong Creek
Geelong Football Club’s balance sheet has taken a hit of almost $2 million from the failure to develop a new training centre at Armstrong...
Indy online as it appears in print
READERS of the Independent can now see their paper online exactly as it appears in print.
The Independent’s new E-paper editions make all the paper...
Lyons favourite in mayoral race, says bookie
Darryn Lyons is almost an unbackable favourite to win Geelong’s mayoral by-election, according to a leading online bookie.
Sportsbet has the flamboyant ex-paparazzi boss at...
Cats board returned unopposed
Geelong Football Club directors will be returned unopposed for a further three-year term, the Cats have announced.
The club said the seven directors were the...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Birds set to land in city
By MICHELLE HERBISON
THE members of Perth rock band Birds of Tokyo felt lucky their stage was among Fremantle fans when they performed from the...
Snapper dominate local captures for anglers using either lure or bait
By Brian Long
SNAPPER captures dominated reports over the past week, with plenty of fish taken on bait and lure.
Ben McLean showed his skill with...
JOIN THE CLUB: Ladies having a ball on court
By John Van Klaveren
THEY don’t care who wins or loses - in fact, they don’t even keep score.
It’s all part of a group of...
Rescue bid for WWII bomber
By NOEL MURPHY
OCEAN Grove diver Rod Knights wants to resurrect a World War II Wirraway aircraft from Lake Corangamite where it crashed more than...
Stress fears as coastal mortgage costs spiral
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SURF Coast and Borough of Queenscliffe have recorded some of Victoria’s biggest rises in monthly mortgage repayments, according to Australian Bureau...
Post offices join fight on parcels
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ABOUT a quarter of Geelong’s licensed post offices have joined a class action claiming underpayment for an "enormous" increase in parcel...
Throw us a Lifeline: Counselling service’s desperate plea
By NOEL MURPHY
THE REGION’S Lifeline service is facing a financial crisis as rising wages, costs and new protocols undermine its ability to meet a...
BW staff protest but ‘most to keep jobs’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ANGRY Barwon Water outdoors staff have gathered outside the organisation’s Ryrie St offices to protest the outsourcing of their jobs.
Australian Services...
Crypto Fever in Geelong: Why More Locals Are Choosing to Buy...
Geelong, once best known for its manufacturing backbone and coastal lifestyle, has in recent years emerged as a surprising hotspot for new investment trends....
