FINALLY FRIDAY: Sack of jokes
Dave O’Neil performs with Geelong comedian Jonathon Schuster during a gig in the city next week.By Cherie DonnellanDAVE O’Neil’s boss suggested he become a...
JOIN THE CLUB: High rides in the hills
Mountain biker: Ben Lord races in the You Yangs.By John Van KlaverenEVERY year a group of adventurers hits the You Yangs’ trails in search...
$2.6m investment in ‘racing royalty’: ‘Sister’ to Caviar at new stable
Thinking big: Black Caviar’s half-sister Pippa and Simon Marshall at BC3 Thoroughbreds’ Connewarre stables.By John Van KlaverenAN OUT-OF-THE-WAY property on a no-through-road in Connewarre...
TALK THE TOLL DOWN: Cops welcome speed fine fall
By Cherie DonnellanA REDUCTION in speeding fines across the region suggests police are finally “getting through to drivers”, according to a leading traffic cop.
Geelong...
V/Line urged to ‘Tweet back’
By Cherie DonnellanA COMMUTER has lashed V/Line Geelong for failing to respond to customer concerns sent to its Twitter account.
Technology enthusiast Andrew Caple...
Driver ‘threatened’ to leave pensioner in park at night
Threatened: Kathleen Cormick. By Cherie DonnellanA GEELONG taxi driver “threatened” to leave a pensioner in a deserted park after dark because she questioned the...
Juc dope plant ‘just grew by itself’
By Michelle HerbisonGEELONG Magistrate’s Court has fined a Jan Juc man $500 for allowing a cannabis plant to grow alongside his tomatoes.
Jason Cichocki,...
More jail time for ‘fraudster’
By Michelle HerbisonA GEELONG magistrate has ordered more jail time for a former Whittington man who finished a New South Wales prison sentence days...
‘Gutted’ workers reeling over cuts
By John Van Klaveren“WE'RE GUTTED.”
That was the simple but emotional response of 25-year veteran Ford worker Jim Kontogeorgis to the company’s 220 Geelong redundancies...
Governments challenged as imports dominate fleets: Start driving jobs
Support jobs: Leigh Diehm issues his buy-Australian challenge outside Geelong’s ford factory.By John Van KlaverenGOVERNMENT failures to buy Australian-made fleet cars contributed to Ford’s...
New campaign to ‘pressure decision-makers’: Bypass ‘agenda’ bid
By Michelle HerbisonA COMMUNITY group is spearheading a new campaign to put a Drysdale bypass on council and state government agendas.
Drysdale Clifton Springs...
VCAT rules in favour of terrace plan
By Michelle HerbisonVICTORIA'S planning tribunal has quashed residents’ objections to a 35-lot development at 105-109 Sheepwash Rd, Barwon Heads.
The Independent reported last month...
From the Archives
15 years ago
July 2, 2010
Three councillors have called a public meeting to fight plans for redevelopment of Geelong Golf Club.
Eddy Kontelj, Stretch Kontelj and...
