Feedback adds cafe to $45m library project
PUBLIC feedback has prompted Geelong’s council to add a cafe to its “striking” $45 million plan for the city’s library and heritage centre, according...
Pro boats ‘loaned’ for plunder of fish
FISHERMEN are borrowing commercial boats from licensed operators to plunder Corio Bay’s fish stocks, according to a new lobby group.
Friends of Corio Bay Action...
Deakin students seek ’benefactors’: Who’s their daddy?
A US DATING website has ranked Deakin University third in Australia for students seeking “sugar daddies’.
SeekingArrangement.com listed more than 100 Deakin ‘’sugar babies’’ as...
Places alliance ’risky business’
GEELONG’S council has been warned to exercise caution over a planned strategic alliance with Places Victoria because the statutory authority is in “crisis”.
Council decided...
New funding blow for local health
GEELONG has suffered a third blow amid a tit-for-tat health blame game between state and federal governments, according to a local medical sector leaders.
State...
$505m building bounty in city
By JOHN VAN KLAVERENThe value of permits for building and construction in City of Greater Geelong increased 23 per cent in the past financial...
Competitor in markets move
By MICHELLE HERBISONTWO FORMER Mill Markets sites will create competition for the brand’s Newcomb operations under new ownership revealed this week.
Williamstown’s John and Robyn...
GPs ‘bypassed’ for emergency
By MICHELLE HERBISONPATIENTS with "less-urgent" conditions are presenting at Geelong Hospital’s emergency department in numbers beyond population growth despite more doctors in the area,...
$8b port bid alive
By JOHN VAN KLAVERENSTATE Government will investigate a proposal for an $8 billion container port between Geelong and Werribee, Freedom of Information documents have...
Club cashes in
Cashed up: Rhett McGuinness and Dion Matchan play Cashflow. Picture: TOMMY RITCHIE 89182JOIN THE CLUB: Club cashes inAnyone who’s even been stumped by a...
Sport stars chipping in for charity
Swingers: Chris Scott and Bill Mithen prepare to tee off in the Give Where You Live golf classic. Picture: John Conway 89731_04By JOHN VAN...
Duo takes on event in Sandy wake
Mud men: Jason Lyndon and Tym Kacprzaktrain on Geelong's waterfront for the Tough Mudder event in New Jersey. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 89568_02By MICHELLE HERBISONRunning...
From the Archives
16 years ago
July 10, 2009
Residents and local politicians fear the “Leopold pong” emitting from Lake Connewarre could have a huge impact on the natural...
