City site selected for NDIS HQ
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A refurbished office building opposite TAC’s head office in Brougham St will be DisabilityCare Australia’s "interim" headquarters, Federal Goverment sources have...
GOR strategy a ‘model for state’: Tourism blueprint
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
TOURISM campaigns for the Great Ocean Road will act as a "blueprint" for similar campaigns in other Victorian regions, according to...
ABC’s radio bureau to create news ’diversity’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
An ABC news bureau in Geelong will add to the "diversity" of local news heard on the national stage, according to...
Assaults leave carers ‘in fear’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CARERS at a Newcomb residential facility for youths say they have been subjected to a "barrage of physical and verbal abuse"...
Ferry upgrade plan approved
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A LONG battle to extend Queenscliff ’s ferry terminal car park is over, with State Government announcing $1.3 million in funding...
JOIN THE CLUB: Kids find kicks in futsal game
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FOR the many generations of Aussie kids brought up believing that football involved an elliptical ball on an oval manned by...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Kids’ fun in Kate’s Shed
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
COMEDIAN Kate McLennan set herself a challenge when she agreed to write children’s comedy radio play Super Speedy Sound Shed.
But she was...
Rudd policy ‘dashes hopes’ of reuniting families in city
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
“IT has closed the door on hope.”
Afghan asylum seeker Ali Khan Ahmadi spoke with the passion of a young man who...
Online opponents target ’alien’ redevelopment plans
By NOEL MURPHY
IT’S not exactly the most subtle of responses but, given the alien nature critics see in Torquay’s proposed space-age hotel precinct, it’s...
Shortage of men leaves ladies on sidelines at dances
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
IT TAKES two to tango but senior women are finding themselves frequently without dance partners at Geelong social ballroom classes.
Geelong Ballroom Dance...
Diversitat boss slams changes
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
NEW changes to asylum seeker policy could have a significant long-term impact on Geelong’s refugee resettlement program, according to Geelong’s peak...
Leopold centre ‘set to create 1000 new jobs’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A $100 MILLION shopping centre development will create up to 1000 jobs at Leopold, its developer has told the Independent.
The proposed...
Summer Down Under for Tabby
A young English cricketer has embarked on an exciting journey to Anglesea this summer and the season began in fine style in the opening...
