Staff surveyed on ‘bullying’ claims
ERIN PEARSONUNIONS are surveying staff at Geelong’s Gordon Institute of TAFE about a team-building program linked to allegations of workplace bullying, according to a...
Donors firing for seared sanctuary
Cheque this out: Bob Macafee hands over his $3000 check to Humish the koala and Tehree Gordon. ERIN PEARSONDONORS are helping rebuild a shattered...
Unit ‘encourages’ sex attack reports
ERIN PEARSONA NEW system for dealing with sex assault victims in Geelong will encourage more reports, according to police and counsellors.
They said the centralising...
State, residents ‘reject Cadel bridge honour’
KIM WATERSTOUR de France hero Cadel Evans is unlikely to have Barwon Heads Bridge renamed in his honour, according to a community representative and...
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...
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New female facilities for soccer club
Bell Park Sports Club celebrated the official opening of new female-friendly facilities last weekend.
The $1.95 upgrade of the club’s Batesford facilities feature modern change...
