Geelong’s Meg smiles through the pain of family’s car crash ‘horror’
Survivor: Meg Whittaker still carries the scars of her accident. JOHN VAN KLAVERENIT TOOK a decade for Meg Whittaker to finally confront the...
Campaign ‘focus on forgotten toll’
THIS week’s Independent launches a community campaign focussing on the hidden toll of the Geelong region’s road carnage.
With the support of the TAC, the...
Injury ‘rates rising’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENA RISE in serious car accident injuries across the Geelong region has alarmed road safety organisations.
TAC statistics show serious injuries increased 10.4...
Gas leak closes city shops
Rupture: Firefighters at the gas leak on Wednesday. ERIN PEARSONEMERGENCY workers evacuated central Geelong shops on Wednesday morning after a gas leak closed...
Couple mown down walking
KIM WATERSA TEENAGER whose car hit two pedestrians as she changed radio stations has lost her licence for three months.
Geelong Magistrates Court heard...
Wiring ‘behind blaze at post office’
KIM WATERSINVESTEGATORS have ruled out arson as the cause of a fire in Barwon Heads’ post.
Geelong Country Fire Authority operations manager Graham Lay...
‘White line fever’ over plans for strip in Point
KIM WATERSA PLAN to paint a median strip along Point Lonsdale’s main street is a “recipe for disaster”, according to a community organisation.
Point...
Shire and Minister tear up Spring Creek plans
Saying his prayers: Mayor Dean Webster, left, with shire shief executive officer Mark Davies at the opening of Wednesday night's meetingERIN PEARSONPLANNING Minister Matthew...
Shire and Minister tear up Spring Creek plans
Saying his prayers: Mayor Dean Webster, left, with shire shief executive officer Mark Davies at the opening of Wednesday night's meetingERIN PEARSONPLANNING Minister Matthew...
City ‘laneways’ plan
JOHN VAN KLAVERENGEELONG could rival Melbourne for a laneway culture, according to Planning Minister Mathew Guy.
Mr Guy made the comparison when he announced $1...
Mystery of library cuts
JOHN VAN KLAVERENSTATE Government has failed to explain its cuts to library funding, according to a Geelong councillor.
Rod Mcdonald, who also serves as chair...
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Better times ahead for Anakie
There is a renewed sense of optimism at Anakie.
Last season the Roos broke a long Geelong & District Football League losing streak that stretched...
