Mayor Lyons’ blitz on council staffers
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG mayor Darryn Lyons has savaged City Hall bureaucrats for putting barriers in the way of business opportunities.
Department staff and some senior...
In Brief
Waits ‘slashed’
Geelong Hospital’s waiting list for elective surgery has recorded a “healthy drop”, according to Victorian Health Minister David Davis.
He said the March quarter...
College girls to attack annual Star Search En Masse
Christian College girls plan to storm Geelong’s premier talent quest En Masse in both name and number.
The secondary students have been honing their craft...
City cash focus off ward funding and back on CBD
By NOEL MURPHY
CITY Hall’s new budget has achieved what former mayor Keith Fagg could not, redirecting $7 million from ward funding into central Geelong.
The...
Double Take
Angling expert and On the Bite columnist Brian Long has handed the rod to new ownership and management at his iconic fishing shop on...
Sex, nudie ads our big gripes
Sexy ads bug Geelong people more than the average Australian, new figures suggest.
Advertising Standards Bureau said the use of sex and nudity was behind...
Cop charge
By NOEL MURPHY
A FEMALE police constable has been charged following a Professional Standards Command investigation of an alleged assault in Geelong on 12 January.
Investigators...
Cap tactic to control Creek site
National retailers face caps on shop space in Armstrong Creek's town centre despite an independent panel opposing them.
New state zonings have given Geelong's council...
Alex’s mastery of universal appeal
By NOEL MURPHY
ALEX Hecker’s plans to be an archaeologist or museum curator might go on hold after she was shortlisted for next month’s Miss...
Rattled residents in trucking hell
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A “dog’s dinner” trial of new routes has simply shifted central Geelong’s truck traffic problem elsewhere, according to residents of eastern...
Event no obstacle to these racers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
BOASTING two top 10 obstacle racers and an Australian team representative has made Geelong a powerhouse in the growing niche sport.
Geelong...
Cuts to welfare scare agencies
By John Van Klaveren
Federal budget cuts will worsen the precarious situations facing many local families, according to welfare agencies.
Uniting Care Geelong chief Trevor Schenk...
From the archives
16 years ago
15 January, 2010
Greater police presence and the introduction of new powers to tackle anti-social behaviour have led to a “significant” drop in...
