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...
Supermarket tours moving into diabetes prevention
Tour of duty: Hilary Hoevenaars with healthy produce.By Michelle HerbisonBELLARINE Peninsula residents are learning about healthy eating while they shop to treat and...
Supermarket tours moving into diabetes prevention
Tour of duty: Hilary Hoevenaars with healthy produce. By Michelle HerbisonBELLARINE Peninsula residents are learning about healthy eating while they shop to treat...
FINALLY FRIDAY: All washed up
Plant-like animals: Zoophyte plays Geelong next week.By Cherie DonnellanZOOPHYTE'S first film clip depicts the members washing up on a beach but the band is...