Church access ‘anger’
ERIN PEARSONPEDESTRIANS are risking their lives dodging traffic after Torquay’s St Therese Catholic Church stopped neighbours walking through its grounds, according to a resident.
Tamba...
Emma on board with more titles
Good one, mum: Emma Webb back on her home beach with son Gus. ERIN PEARSONJAN JUC surfing champion Emma Webb has returned victorious...
Power to the people: Plan to ‘bulk buy’ peninsula electricity
BELLARINE Peninsula residents are banding together to fight rising electricity costs.
They have established Portarlington PowerGroup to bulk buy power on behalf of consumers at...
Woodworkers carve out new peninsula home after 10 years of toil
Future carved out: Bellarine Woodworkers Group’s Charlie Christiaans, at right, with Cr Rod Macdonald, Springdale neighbourhood house’s Anne Brackley and Bendigo Bank manager Craig...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Geelong Mojo Corner rising
Here comes Trouble: The Mojo Corner launches its new CD this Friday night with the support of The Midnight Specials and Luke Legs.JOHN VAN...
JOIN THE CLUB: Anglers try to lure members
JOHN VAN KLAVERENTHE piscatorial arts will be alive and well in the region as long as the old hands at Geelong and District Anglers...
Regatta fires up with dragon boats
Unhidden dragon: TAC’s Janet Dore, Give Where You Live’s Bill Mithen and willing rowers Lauren Vallance and Ross Parker call for dragon boat regatta...
MP’s office in 4C ‘tip’ anger
KIM WATERSA LABOR MP’s office has told residents State Government will leave unchanged the route of a controversially proposed bypass link south of Geelong,...
Court backs store at Torquay entry: Bunnings’ victory
JOHN VAN KLAVERENBUNNINGS has promised a jobs boon for the Surf Coast after winning its battle to build a $19 million store at the...
Ukrainian families’ expo ‘celebrates independence’
Dancin’ in the street: Displays of Ukrainian culture will feature at Sunday’s “mini expo” in Geelong West. KIM WATERSMORE than 300 Geelong Ukrainian families...
SHATTERED LIVES: Traffic squad living through road toll tragedy
Counting the cost: Leading Senior Constable Darren Mighall and Senior Sergeant Shane Coles, both at front, with Leading Sen Constables Glenn Stephens and Andrew...
Single-parent link to obesity for girls
KIM WATERSGIRLS in single-parent families are at higher risk of becoming overweight or obese than counterparts in dual-parent households, according to new Deakin University...
From the archives
18 years ago
November 9, 2007
Thugs face life-time bans after Geelong nightclubs rollout permanent ID scanners next week, nightlife association chairman Darren Holroyd told the...
