City’s mayor ‘risk’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENA DIRECTLY elected mayor will be a “retrograde step” for Geelong, a Melbourne small business group has warned.
Coalition of Residents and...
‘Couple of beers’ and scooter ride leads to jail
KIM WATERSAN unlicensed Moolap man who had a few beers before taking his new motorised scooter for a spin will spend a month in...
Geelong men finally homing in on shed at Norlane
Homeward bound: Maurice Walker, at right, with other members of Geelong’s Men’s Shed. JOHN VAN KLAVERENTEN years of working and waiting is about to...
Fake dope sales surge in city amid ban plan
KIM WATERSSTATE Government is considering banning the sale of synthetic cannabis as Geelong retailers report an explosion in demand.
Retailer Simon Jedreski said he...
Ricky jailmate with Schapelle
ERIN PEARSONBELLS Beach’s Ricky Rawson is sharing a jail with Schapelle Corby and The Bali Nine as he prepares to face an Indonesian court...
ALDI welcomed as church falls
Progress: Child carer Brooke Wilkie watches with a youngster under her care as work continues on the church demolition.ERIN PEARSONRESIDENTS have welcomed demolition of...
Sick granny rescued from Croatian ‘Hell’
Safe now: Karolina Juresko with mother Marija at their Corio homeJOHN VAN KLAVERENA PAIR of Corio neighbours’ international rescue mission has returned an elderly...
Port path charge pain
KIM WATERSA USER-pays scheme for footpaths will force penniless Portarlington residents out of their homes, an objector has warned.
Doris Bonello said the council...
Malayan medal arrives 56 years after Ron’s war
About time: MP Richard Marles presents Ron Medson with his Australian Service Medal. KIM WATERSFORMER naval seaman Ron Medson has received a medal for...
Shire’s sports ‘slug’: Council to hit clubs with new user-pays charge
ERIN PEARSONA NEW council recreation strategy forcing Surf Coast sport clubs to pay for facility upgrades will price children out of sport, club officials...
Books ‘come to life’ for festival
Booked in: Debbie Meaney, Marisa Manes and Wendy Grose prepare for the festival.ERIN PEARSON“LIVING books” will take centre stage at Torquay’s Froth and Bubble...
Sounds of youth at Celtic festival
Youngsters: The Simpson Three.HAMISH BROOKSA FOCUS on youthful performers has paid dividends for Portarlington’s National Celtic Festival, according to organiser Una McAlinden.
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Cruising across safer waters
Queenscliff community members can go swimming and boating in safer waters thanks to a new Coast Guard search and rescue vessel.
Marine Search...
