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...
Masters site battle
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG is set for its first Masters hardware store, council documents have revealed.
But its proposed location on the Bellarine Hwy at...
Crime crackdown: Cops to target repeat offenders
By Cherie DonnellanSURGING crime rates have prompted police to launch an operation targeting the Geelong region’s recidivist offenders, Victoria’s top cop has announced.
Chief Commissioner...
State loses bid on Avalon link: Rail plan left off federal funds list
BY JOHN VAN KLAVERENA PROPOSED Avalon Airport rail link has failed to win a place on Infrastructure Australia’s priority list for funding.
State Government will...
‘Competition’ set for Creek: 2200-lot development revealed
By Michelle HerbisonA NEW 2200-lot residential development at Mt Duneed will introduce competition for buyers to Geelong’s Armstrong Creek growth area, according to an...
Police putting car owners on notice
BY CHERIE DONNELLANSURF Coast Police have launched a new operation after finding that thieves who break into cars find 90 per cent of them...
Torquay’s‘hardwar’
By Cherie DonnellanMITRE 10 Torquay owner Evan Crick has vowed to continue trading despite the opening of a Bunnings store at the entry to...
Big fines for illegal dump and burn
Victoria’s environmental protection watchdog has handed a hefty fine to a demolition company for an illegal burn-off in Charlemont.
High Tech Demolition Pty Ltd received...
