Retail eyes on old Ford land
JOHN VAN KLAVERENZONING changes have revived plans for a bulky goods retail centre on a former Ford site in North Geelong, according to Beacon...
Volunteers rally to aid sanctuary
Helping hands: Patrick Phillips, at front, and Peter O’Brien get to work on repairs at Jirrahlinga Koala and Wildlife Sanctuary. ERIN PEARSONALCOA staff have...
Stadium, library share $20m
JOHN VAN KLAVERENGEELONG'S two priority projects will receive $10 million each, Regional Australia Minister Simon Crean has announced.
The city’s library and heritage centre upgrade...
Residents in battle to defeat ‘freight hub’ plan
JOHN VAN KLAVERENLARA and Little River residents face a battle to defeat plans for an intermodal freight hub on their doorstep, a community action...
Roy on the Roadster to festival with restored Buick
Old timer: Roy Cook with his 1923 Buick. TOM BENNETTSINCE the first horseless carriage rattled its way across the cobblestones, mankind has had a...
Geelong ‘6000 homes short by 2020’ – HIA
TOM BENNETTGEELONG faces critical housing shortages within a decade, according to a peak building industry body.
Housing Industry Association warned the shortage would reach almost...
Cabbies on course ‘for better service’
ERIN PEARSONGEELONG’s taxi drivers are undertaking refresher sessions to improve services, according to their boss.
Geelong Taxi Network chief executive officer Peter Valentine said about...
Garden blossoms in show of faiths
Gotta have faith: Nicole Karberry and daughter Tiana, 9, take a break during the working bee.TOM BENNETTTHE REGION'S Buddhist community now has a spectacular...
City vacancies ‘down’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENCENTRAL Geelong has defied winter gloom and retail woes to record a fall in the number of empty shops, according to latest...
RSL’s lone testament to Gallipoli heroes a descendent of original pine
Planted: Legacy’s John Burton and Terry Cullen with RSL Geelong’s Rodney Meeke and the region’s new Lone Pine. ERIN PEARSONA RARE Lone Pine...
Katos calls new talks over Bells plan
Action: Andrew Katos checks the surf at Bells Beach this week. ERIN PEARSONSOUTH Barwon MP Andrew Katos has called in parliament for State Government...
Civic site ruled out: ‘A kick in guts’ on pool
ERIN PEARSONSURF Coast’s council has ruled out developing an aquatic centre in its new civic precinct, a councillor has revealed.
A community group campaigning for...
Regional news is the Canary in the Coal Mine
This week, I step up as President of Country Press Australia (CPA), ostensibly to represent the best interests of independent regional newspaper publishers. But...
