Control lost to big firms
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG’s council has lost its battle with supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths over the design of Armstrong Creek’s town centre.
An independent...
Camping fee anger
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG region campers face a $30,000 fee hike if State Government goes ahead with plans to introduce charges in national parks,...
‘Mix-up’ probe: Bible mag sex lessons
By NOEL MURPHY
A CHRISTIAN education agency will visit Torquay to figure out how sexually explicit Biblezines were handed out to sixth-grade children.
Students at Torquay...
Mental program ambassador Vardy positive, says Costa
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IF ANYONE has a reason to be depressed, it’s Geelong AFL footballer Nathan Vardy.
The talented ruckman forward has only just recovered...
Staff slam uni parking: $450 fee, ‘no guarantees’
By NOEL MURPHY
PARKING strife at Deakin University is under staff attack as the new year’s courses begin.
Staff have slammed $450 annual fees that fail...
Creek bid to Guy
By NOEL MURPHY
CHRISTIAN College has re-lodged its controversial bid to build a campus at Torquay’s Spring Creek.
Surf Coast councillors voted this week to send...
A fine result as dobbers target littering
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG has the most litter dobbers participating in an Environment Protection Authority Victoria anti-litter campaign, according to EPA chair Cheryl Batagol.
The...
SPORT: Tuna and kingfish offshore
By BRIAN LONG
ANGLERS chased massive bait shoals in settled conditions offshore last Sunday, finding stripey and small bluefin tuna.
Gunter Marshall found the fish in...
SPORT: Geelong tuning up
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Club goes into the final round of the season sitting nicely in third position after an impressive outright victory against...
Conference for busy women
“IF YOU want something done, ask a busy person,” wacky redheaded comedian Lucille Ball is reputed to have said.
It’s a theme taken up by...
Drugs, commercial burgs jump, police figures show
DRUG crime jumped 16 per cent last year across Geelong, according to new statistics released by Victoria Police.
Burglaries on commercial properties climbed a similar...
Police plea on North Geelong armed hold-up
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at a convenience store in North Geelong last weekend.
Investigators have been told two men entered...
We will remember them
Remembrance day is on Tuesday 11 November.
Ceremonies and wreath laying services will be held at several venues across Greater Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast...
