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FINALLY FRIDAY: Zombies in city cheese

ZOMBIE horror will meld with cheesy variety in a new Geelong stage show. GSODA Junior Players has announced its production of Showstopper will feature “frightfully...

JOIN THE CLUB: Hydro power’s growing allure

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN LAURIE Cocking says it with a smile but also with a little bit of seriousness. “We grow legal plants hydroponically”. The president...

Fagg backs Jarvis as replacement mayor

Former Geelong mayor Keith Fagg has returned from an overseas holiday to back businessman Ken Jarvis as his replacement. Mr Fagg wrote to the Independent...

College biding time over campus at Spring Creek

By NOEL MURPHY CHRISTIAN College is holding tight with controversial plans for a school in Torquay’s Spring Creek despite an independent panel suggesting it could...

Anger at report release during mayoral voting

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG’s Trades Hall and acting mayor Bruce Harwood have lashed out at State Government over the timing of a new probe into...

45 milestone at deaf social club

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A RELATIVELY unknown group will quietly reach a 45-year milestone next month but the members of Geelong Deaf Social Group would...

Barwon Water ’fracking’ fears

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN BARWON Water has revealed concerns about fracking potentially contaminating water supplies. Barwon Water managing director Joe Adamski said the organisation supported the...

‘Red flag’ over cheap rentals

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A SHORTAGE of private rental properties in Geelong for low-income earners has raised “an absolute red flag”, according to a peak...

Government rejects claims of plan to sack council

By NOEL MURPHY STATE Government has denied a report it could sack Geelong’s council if Ken Jarvis fails to win the mayoral election. Local Government Minister...
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Advertisers circle lights

By NOEL MURPHY BUSINESSES have approached Geelong Football Club about advertising on Simonds Stadium’s new light towers, Cats chief Brian Cook has told the Independent. A...

Quolls prowl sanctuary

ENDANGERED tiger quolls are breeding in a new home at Lara’s Serendip Sanctuary. Ranger Matt Wills said four baby spotted-tail quolls had begun exploring the...

Townhouses set for Corio Club site

By NOEL MURPHY IT HOSTED quoits, skittles, croquet and bowls in its heyday, even elegant balls. Now historic Corio Club on Villamanta St, Geelong West, is...

Geelong nightlife study prompts safety calls

Experts have called on the state government to act on research conducted in Geelong on harmful sexual behaviour at nightlife venues. A research team from...

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