New funding blow for local health
GEELONG has suffered a third blow amid a tit-for-tat health blame game between state and federal governments, according to a local medical sector leaders.
State...
$505m building bounty in city
By JOHN VAN KLAVERENThe value of permits for building and construction in City of Greater Geelong increased 23 per cent in the past financial...
Competitor in markets move
By MICHELLE HERBISONTWO FORMER Mill Markets sites will create competition for the brand’s Newcomb operations under new ownership revealed this week.
Williamstown’s John and Robyn...
GPs ‘bypassed’ for emergency
By MICHELLE HERBISONPATIENTS with "less-urgent" conditions are presenting at Geelong Hospital’s emergency department in numbers beyond population growth despite more doctors in the area,...
$8b port bid alive
By JOHN VAN KLAVERENSTATE Government will investigate a proposal for an $8 billion container port between Geelong and Werribee, Freedom of Information documents have...
Club cashes in
Cashed up: Rhett McGuinness and Dion Matchan play Cashflow. Picture: TOMMY RITCHIE 89182JOIN THE CLUB: Club cashes inAnyone who’s even been stumped by a...
Sport stars chipping in for charity
Swingers: Chris Scott and Bill Mithen prepare to tee off in the Give Where You Live golf classic. Picture: John Conway 89731_04By JOHN VAN...
Duo takes on event in Sandy wake
Mud men: Jason Lyndon and Tym Kacprzaktrain on Geelong's waterfront for the Tough Mudder event in New Jersey. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 89568_02By MICHELLE HERBISONRunning...
FINALLY FRIDAY: ‘80s enough for ‘retro’ rockers
Blasts from past: Absolutely 80s’ Dale Ryder, Brian Mannix and Scott Carne.by CHERIE DONNELLANEighties pop singer Scott Carne is promising Geelong a wave of...
Animal instinct gives Sally’s art human perspective
Brushing up: Sally Ford at the easel in her Moriac studio. Picture: TOMMY RITCHIE 89805By NOEL MURPHYMORIAC's Sally Ford is turning her happy knack...
Boats, kids in: row on safety
Safety: Richard Davies.By NOEL MURPHYAN ugly brawl has erupted over beachgoer safety at Torquay’s Fishermans Beach.
Torquay Angling Club boss Steve Burton and Great Ocean...
Organ recipients alive 25 years after tragedy: Love and lives live on
89794_01Jenny Richmond and her husband BruceBy NOEL MURPHYLOVE letters aren’t usually like this but the note Newtown’s Jenny and Bruce Richmond wrote to their...
A family affair
The Geelong Independent looks back on our best Friday features for 2025.
Father and daughter Tony Armstrong-Carrigg and Rachel Cumming make up two-ninths of...
