Site unmasked: Geelong page man revealed
HE’S been Geelong’s most mysterious figure of social media for the past year.
His is a faceless history buff, an unknown social commentator...
Funds push ‘to help hoarders’
GEELONG’S council will help community organisations seek funds to work with hoarders after their behaviour becomes recognised as a mental illness this year, according...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Country duo set to rock Corio
AS TROY Kemp grew older he switched to singing with an acoustic guitar after years of playing head-banging music on an electric instrument.
Before long,...
Salt sites EES calls
PLANS to redevelop salt pans at Moolap and Lara will undergo environmental effects statements, according to the site’s owner.
Ridley announced the environmental studies as...
Collections unviable: Councillor dashes hard-rubbish hopes
HARD rubbish collections would be a “financially unviable” failure in dealing with illegal dumping, according to a Geelong councillor.
Environment and sustainability portfolio holder Andy...
Boss backs taxi ’snubs’ over safety
GEELONG Taxi Network will stand behind its drivers refusing to service Corio and Norlane following a spate of rock-throwing incidents, according to its boss....
Hospital revival brings vital boost to jobs, patient care
A $65 MILLION redevelopment of St John of God Geelong Hospital will “generate” 5000 admissions a year to reduce pressure on Geelong’s existing health...
Peninsula vets program kids into Darwin defence
DRYSDALE RSL will expand a primary school program teaching students about the 1942 bombing of Darwin to schools beyond the region following its local...
Schools fix over $43m: State’s biggest bill by far
BARWON South West schools’ maintenance bill of more than $93 million is double any other education department region in Victoria, according to an Auditor...
GPAC’s bid for $15m tops list
GEELONG, Queenscliff and the Surf Coast have applied for more than $30 million worth of projects in the third and fourth rounds of Regional...
MP vows ‘unity’ during PM’s visit
LABOR Member for Corangamite Darren Cheeseman has promised a “united front” with Prime Minister Julia Gillard when she visits Geelong this weekend despite last...
Bail lost amid extra offences
A MAGISTRATE has refused bail to a Leopold man with a $150-a-week ice habit remanded in custody over a string of drugs, firearms and...
From the Archives
17 years ago
July 18, 2008
Surf Coast residents are moving to Geelong in a reversal of the sea change phenomenon, according to new government statistics.
But...
