Shop-top living ‘to flow from apartment projects’: Inner-city rush begins
By John Van KlaverenMILLIONS of dollars worth of residential development could be the kick-start for a central Geelong population explosion, according to a councillor.
Planning...
MP uses parliament to urge State Government: Fund Heads golf titles
By Michelle HerbisonMEMBER for Lara John Eren urged State Govern-ment in parliament this week to fund a Victorian open golf championship at Barwon Heads...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Oh, boy, it’s Allen unplugged
Uncensored: Todd McKenney jumps into GPAC in November.By Cherie DonnellanNOTORIOUSLY outspoken Todd McKenney is quick to pass judgment on anyone who failed to recognise...
JOIN THE CLUB: Raiders’ rules
Outta the way: Front rower Lance Sutton makes ground for the Raiders in a game against Stawell.By John Van KlaverenMATT Stevens is trying to...
Mayor ‘fired up’ on state’s impost
By John Van KlaverenTHE REGION'S councils will be forced to collect the new State Government fire services levy despite their objections.
The levy, expected to...
Buddhists planning to build ‘institute’ here
On the way: Buddhist leader Dzongchen Rinpoche.By Michelle HerbisonA TIBETAN Buddhist group plans to build an institute in the Geelong or Surf Coast area....
Rippleside site slips into disrepair
Threatened: Richard McGlashan at the disused Rippleside slipway. By Noel MurphyRIPPLESIDE’S former slipway, in disrepair and disarray, remains a target of vandals, trespassers and...
Our bayfront bombsites: Crunch time for gun club site
SPECIAL REPORT by Noel MurphyTHE crunch underfoot while walking the former Eastern Geelong gun club site says it all.
Four years after the EPA issued...
‘Lara West’ underway by 2014, says spokesperson
By John Van KlaverenDEVELOPMENT of a Lara West growth area should be “well underway” by 2014, according to its developer.
ABC Project Management’s Peter Davy...
Volunteer groups band together for rail trail revamp
Trail blazers: Matt Crawley, James Tippet and Nick Walker prepare to roll up their sleeves for the revegetation project.By Michelle HerbisonBELLARINE Rail Trail is...
Idle estate owners grassed off
By Noel MurphyOWNERS of hundreds of blocks in an estate where developers ripped off residents decades ago fear another bad deal, this time at...
Clinic has five-year ban on extensions overturned
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG'S council has granted a planning permit for extensions to a medical centre despite banning extensions five years ago.
Corio Medical Clinic...
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...
