Flood rule ‘joke’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG'S council has revoked a planning scheme flood overlay on an Armstrong Creek estate but imposed another on Newcomb, Whittington, Corio...
Turbine works defy objectors
By NOEL MURPHY
A COURT brawl over a proposed giant King Island wind farm to power Geelong has failed to slow a Hydro Tasmania feasibility...
Shop promises financial Lifeline
By NOEL MURPHY
A NEW Lifeline shop on Geelong West’s Pakington St is helping the service fight back against a raft of financial challenges attacking...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Stages set for 2014
THEATRE-lovers are in for a treat, with eight shows from Australia’s most innovative and accomplished theatre companies set to play Geelong Performing Arts Centre...
JOIN THE CLUB: Women’s work done for CWA
BY JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
"IT'S not all tea and scones,” declares Drysdale Country Women’s Association stalwart Shirley Rogerson.
The long-time committee member suggested people come and...
Solar panel idea for dam surface
By NOEL MURPHY
FLOATING solar panels on Geelong’s water supply at Wurdee Boluc Reservoir could be an an idea worth pursuing, according to Geelong Environment...
SPORT: Summer sizzles
By Brian Long
SETTLED conditions last weekend produced some outstanding captures.
Troy Barns fished the 18-metre line directly out from St Leonards where just on daybreak...
SPORT: Flying Cats go country
By Jim Timberlake
GEELONG Cricket Club consolidated its position well inside the top eight last weekend with a stirring victory over Casey South Melbourne.
In a...
Ex-councillor does numbers to reveal power bills ‘rip-off’
By NOEL MURPHY
ELECTRICITY retailers are ripping off local customers by refusing to detail consumer use or charge proper tariff rates, according to a former...
Zakhele and friends on the run to help orphanage
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PLENTY of high-profile fun runs and surf swims feature along the region’s coast every summer but a relatively low-key event this...
Classic weekend of motoring set for city’s waterfront
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CLASSIC cars will overrun Geelong’s waterfront this weekend.
Organisers said the second annual Geelong Revival would be one of the largest motoring...
New mayor goes global: Lyons rides vote-count rollercoaster of emotions to mayoral office
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG’S choice of Darryn Lyons as mayor has featured in global media, including the front page of Britain’s biggest-selling newspaper, the...
How to turn your unused vehicle into instant cash
Have an old car sitting in the driveway, unused and gathering dust? Rather than letting it become a financial drain, you can turn it...
