Facebookers join fight against crime
By MICHELLE HERBISON
GEELONG’s Eyewatch Facebook page attracted about 40 per cent of total “likes” across the state during a pilot program of the Neighbourhood...
$45m project ‘complete late 2015’
GEELONG'S $45 million library and heritage centre redevelopment should be complete in late 2015, state Planning Minister Matthew Guy has announced.
Mr Guy approved the...
Enviro body ’tweet ban’
GEELONG Environment Council has accused Alcoa of banning it from the company’s Twitter feed for asking difficult questions.
Council president Joan Lindros described the snub...
Union on cracked eyesore: Force Ritz sale
By NOEL MURPHY
GOVERNMENT should buy central Geelong’s dilapidated Ritz flats if the owners refuse or are unable to fix the heritage-listed property, according to...
Zero tolerance ‘key to safety’, says ex-mayor
By NOEL MURPHY
NEW security cameras in central Geelong will fail to prevent drunken crimes, according to a city retail leader and former mayor.
Hayden Spurling...
Study reviewing city bus interchange site
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG'S Moorabool St bus interchanges could move depending on the outcome of a new transport strategy.
A City of Greater Geelong spokesperson...
Mind ‘useless as remedy for sick’
FIGHTING cancer with a mind-over-matter approach lacks any scientific backing and can scare patients, according to a Geelong academic.
Deakin University Medical School lecturer Michael...
Victim ‘assailed again on court day’
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A MAN on his way to court to face unlawful assault and robbery charges used a chance meeting to further offend against...
Arterial link, lights keys at Grove talks
By MICHELLE HERBISON
CHANGING Ocean Grove’s arterial link and installing traffic lights at a busy intersection emerged as key ideas at a council-run urban design...
Plant a threat, says air group
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ALCOA would be prohibited from operating its Anglesea power station in the United States because it would breach environmental standards, according...
Top spot Loam to close
Top local restaurant Loam is to close after four award-winning years.
The Bellarine Peninsula venue is located on a Marcus Oldham College campus at Drysdale,...
New Alcoa review casts cloud over Geelong
Alcoa has announced a review of its global aluminium smelting business, casting another cloud over the future of 600 workers at its Geelong plant.
Alcoa...
Teen stabbed in Geelong
A teenage boy was taken to hospital with serious injuries this afternoon after being stabbed in Geelong’s Malop Street.
Officers were called to the scene...
