Green buffer for shire a ‘priority’
Give us a break: Brydon King addresses the developers’ lunch meeting.By Michelle HerbisonSURF COAST Shire will retain a “non-urban break” between Torquay and Armstrong...
Bypass link to peninsula ‘studied’ as 4C revealed
By John Van KlaverenVICROADS has begun a study into the feasibility of linking Geelong’s ring road to the Bellarine Peninsula, Mayor John Mitchell has...
Pub smash, vandals in probes for Port police
By Michelle HerbisonPOLICE are investigating a series of vandalism incidents at Portarling-ton.
Portarlington police Sergeant Michael Knight said a group of vandals damaged the...
Green break ‘priority’ as new estates closing gap
By Michelle HerbisonSurf Coast Shire will retain a “non-urban break” between Torquay and Armstrong Creek, according to a planner.
Shire planning and development manager...
Search begins to find missing link: Bellarine ‘next’ for ring road
Ready to go: VicRoads team leader Liam Butcher with plans for the 4C link to be presented during information sessions next week.By John Van...
Going Mental
By Cherie DonnellanANDREW ‘Greedy’ Smith is still going “mental” on stage, much to the disdain of his physiotherapist.
“The physio told me I had to...
Guides make new pledge
By Cherie DonnellanDRYSDALE Girl Guides have embraced their new godless, “non-matriarchal” pledge, according to their group leader.
Anne Brackley said the new pledge to serve...
Prison for sheep sale: Flock sold twice
BY MICHELLE HERBISONA SHEEP scam that ripped off nearly $500,000 from two victims has put a Winchelsea man in jail.
Matthew Jonathon Patton, 38,...
Salvos ‘surge’: Op shops’ trade booming
BY JOHN VAN KLAVERENONE chain of shops in the Geelong region is defying retail gloom with six per cent annual sales increases, according to...
‘No jobs’ from $53m handout
By John Van KlaverenTHREE-HUNDRED Geelong jobs promised as part of a government bailout of Ford Australia have failed to materialise, a company spokesperson has...
Our pageant ‘Tweet-heart’
By Cherie DonnellanA TIARA, a teddy and a trip to Texas – they’re the prizes little Emilia Ramos will compete for at a beauty...
Shooting for kindness
A Grovedale student has received a humanity award after he chose to turn a painful experience of bullying into a powerful movement for change....
