Coalition promises $20 million to rebuild Geelong High School

GEELONG High School's long-awaited redevelopment is guaranteed after the state coalition promised $20 million to overhaul the entire campus. The pledge follows a similar promise...

Cats add three to squad for Lions match

GEELONG Cats has added three players to its squad to take on Brisbane at the Gabba on Sunday. Jackson Sheringham, Josh Walker and George Horlin-Smith...

Queenscliff bans smoking in outdoor zones

NEW SMOKING bans will stop spectators lighting up at football matches in Borough of Queenscliff. The borough has announced that a range of other outdoor...

Priced out of health checks

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN PEOPLE who might have serious illnesses are beginning to “fall through the cracks” in Geelong, a leading health services provider warned...

Regional body wasted

Rubbish, recycling controlled form Hamilton By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN BARWON Region Waste Management Group has been killed off in a State Government reshuffle. The region’s waste management...

Local blokes put art and soul on display for a week

LOCAL blokes have put their souls on display in a week focusing on men’s health and wellbeing. Blokes Week kicked off in Geelong on Monday...

Golfers chip in for McKellar Centre at 13th

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN IDEAL conditions greeted players in the Independent’s 19th annual McKellar Centre Charity Golf Day at 13th Beach Golf Course. With 88 golfers,...

Lyons versus Gooden/City titles fight

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG Mayor Darryn Lyons and union leader Tim Gooden have jousted over Prime Minister Tony Abbott bringing back knighthoods and other mediaeval...

’Betrayal’ over aged care sale

By NOEL MURPHY EMOTIONAL claims of betrayal and anxiety are flying as residents petition against the sale of Portarlington’s Ann Nichol House. Bellarine Community Health (BCH)...

Creek housing to crowd Bells

By NOEL MURPHY OPENING Spring Creek to developers could threaten iconic Bells Beach, activists have warned. Surfing legend Maurice Cole told other Bells Beach Preservation Society...

Ex-MP puts region in the pictures

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG is no stranger to the focus of cinematic and television lens. It’s been a popular location for all manner of movies, series,...

Author Zable hears our old stories

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN EVERYONE has a story and the older the person the richer the story. So said famed Australian author, academic and human rights...

Rescue effort makes unexpected find

A fish rescue and translocation operation in the Moorabool River has led to the discovery of a rare species. A population of Australian grayling, a...

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