Houses, schools in gas ‘heat flux zone’
By KATE VALLENCE
HOMES, schools and community facilities will be within a high-pressure gas pipeline’s "heat flux zone" in a new development at Lara.
An independent...
Retail boost for north: Woolies, Masters on way
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
LARA and Geelong’s northern suburbs are in for a massive retail boost with the approval this week of a new Woolworths...
ACCC probing News’ ad rates
By NOEL MURPHY
AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investigating allegations the Geelong Advertiser has engaged in predatory pricing activities since the arrival of...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Morning glory
By MICHELLE HERBISON
SINGER Rhonda Burchmore responded in valiant style to an online impersonator with a "wicked tongue" posing under her name.
The Aussie diva...
New plan targets Avalon corridor
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A NEW Melbourne Plan has renewed hopes a major logistics facility will be located close to Geelong.
The State Government plan recommended...
Newtown ‘top for regional income’
NEWTOWN has retained its Victorian title as the area with the highest average income for its residents outside of Melbourne, according to a new...
JOIN THE CLUB: Donations stitched up
QUILTING and the internet would not seem, at first blush, to be bosom buddies - one a time-honoured craft, the other taking over modern...
Truce called in real estate war
By NOEL MURPHY
A BITTER legal fight between The Weekly Review and Geelong real estate agent Hayeswinckle has been settled out of court.
The brawl included...
SPORT: Calm settles on hot fishing for snapper on baits and plastics in bays
CALMER conditions last weekend produced plenty of snapper at local cleaning tables.
Troy Miller fished off Clifton Springs last Saturday night and all was quiet...
SPORT: Cats’ two-day challenge begins
LAST weekend’s inclement weather cost Geelong Cricket Club the opportunity to come out on the positive side of the ledger from the five one-dayers...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Hopping back on stage
By NOEL MURPHY
A GENERATION of rock fans grew up to the strains of Grasshopper belting out '60s and '70s hits on the Geelong pub...
Growing threat raising fire risk
By NOEL MURPHY
STRONG fuel growth and difficulties with controlled burns are increasing the region’s summer fire risk, authorities have warned.
CFA’s Ian Beswicke said recent...
Person in custody following house fire
A person is in police custody following a house fire at Armstrong Creek this morning.
Emergency services were called to an Abode...
