Creepy power station a safety risk
Left to rot: Anyone can walk into the neglected, dangerous power station site.SPECIAL REPORT by Noel MurphyNORTH Geelong’s abandoned power station looks like something...
Profit misses retail Target
By John Van KlaverenCHALLENGING trading conditions contributed to a 12.9 per cent profit drop for Geelong headquartered Target, its annual results showed.
Target reported earnings...
Foxes on the run from bounty hunters
Scalped: Biosecurity Victoria’s Graig Clutterbuck with fox scalps deposited in Geelong.By Michelle HerbisonA FOX bounty swapping scalps for cash at Geelong and Colac has...
Bandidos boss slams crackdown on bikies
By Noel MurphyGEELONG-based Bandidos boss Kim Sloan has slammed new anti-biker laws as better suited to Hitler’s Nazi Germany than a free Australia.
The Bandidos’...
Worker cottage could be ‘history’
By John Van KlaverenA DEMOLITION order on one of Geelong’s oldest buildings has been suspended pending a Heritage Victoria report.
Businessman Ron Stephens applied to...
New Indy Facebook page with lots to like
EditorialThe Independent has launched a new Facebook business page, expanding opportunities to interact with the community.
The new page allows unlimited 'likes' and includes a...
Epworth unveils design for new hospital
Spectacular: The Deakin-Epworth hospital proposed for Waurn Ponds.By Noel MurphyHERE’S Geelong’s first look at a striking six-storey Epworth/Deakin University training hospital set to be...
Men face ‘mobile sex threat’, says scientist
By Noel Murphy
THE HUMAN brain is said to be the greatest sexual aphrodisiac of all but mobile phones might be changing that, a Geelong...
Gonski cut report fear
By Michelle HerbisonTORQUAY'S Catholic school could cut teacher numbers or increase class sizes as last-resort responses to potential funding cuts, its principal has told...
Our young at art on exhibition
On show: Liam Way, April Hueber and Jacob Shears promote Bellarine Youth Art Exhibition.By Michelle HerbisonBELLARINE Peninsula exhibition opening this Sunday will offer young...
Make way for festival: Park trees ‘face chop’
By Michelle HerbisonBOROUGH of Queenscliffe should rethink its decision to chop down three trees to make way for the town’s music festival, according to...
Administrator takes over at Mill Markets
Administrated: Ian Ballis at Brougham St’s Mill Markets in 2010 By Michelle HerbisonADMINISTRATORS have taken control of Geelong’s iconic Mill Markets in preparation to...
Good vibes for Reggae Fest
Embrace the Jamaican spirit with reggae-inspired food, music and good vibes during a free event in Geelong this weekend.
Reggae Fest will bring...
