200 ward plans under state axe
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SEVERAL Geelong councillors have privately expressed “disappointment” at a State Government directive to abandon their Community Priority Projects ward funding system.
The...
Glam gang serving up ‘eye candy’ at Motor City festival
By NOEL MURPHY
GLAM ROCK’S glory days of big heels, makeup, leather and high volume are alive and well thanks to Geelong musical institution The...
We’re in ‘hot seats’
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG is shaping up as the central battleground for this year’s state election, according to political observers.
They said the region’s manufacturing jobs...
Languishing city sites set for redevelopment
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CREATION of a medical precinct, business hubs, residential developments and office space are among potential uses for up to 10 council-owned...
Heat kills Geelong bats, possums
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SUMMER'S heatwave took its toll on Geelong's flying fox colony, with around 300 juveniles dying and many others requiring rehydration.
Department of...
Build ‘icon’ for jobs, says boss
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A LEADING Geelong engineering firm wants to adapt its commercial wind turbine technology to an iconic structure proposed for Geelong’s waterfront.
Austeng...
SPORT: Snapper anglers on outer
By BRIAN LONG
QUALITY snapper were caught in Corio Bay’s outer-harbour over the past week, especially on soft plastics.
Danny Clapinski and Peter Bacely hit the...
SPORT: Cats’ finals hit-out
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Club will resume Saturday’s match ideally placed to finish its home-and-away campaign on a winning note.
The Cats bowling line-up showed...
Mayor’s mile-high call
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Mayor Darryn Lyons is on a collision course with angry residents desperate to fight new high-rise residential zonings across Geelong.
The controversial...
Slow internet ‘holding us back’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ROD Macdonald wants to know what broadband connections are like around City of Greater Geelong.
The councillor is adamant that Geelong’s level...
Funding revs up hope for 150 jobs
By NOEL MURPHY
UP TO 150 new jobs will be generated at Deakin University’s new-tech Carbon Revolution centre at Waurn Ponds.
A $5 million injection from...
Get ‘real-time’: Users in sync with buses, trains?
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
REAL-TIME timetables for buses and trains matched to urban transport hubs have been proposed as part of a regional transport vision.
Consultant...
Corio crash proves fatal, teen charged
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a teen after a fatal crash in Corio early this morning.
Emergency services were called to reports of...
