City works ‘without permit’
Andrew MathiesonFAILING to obtain a permit for a pipeline project that damaged endangered grassland will cost Geelong’s council $131,000, according to Federal Government.
The Government’s...
Animal society drowning under wave of dumped pets
Unwanted: Kylie Keys with dumped kittens at the animal welfare society’s Moolap pound. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 57855Erin PearsonAN “unprecendented” wave of unwanted pets threatens...
Edgewater ‘gloom’ gives way to tenant purchases
Andrew MathiesonA TENANT who painted a gloomy picture of business at Geelong’s waterfront Edgewater complex paid a seven-figure sum for two of its retail...
Junkie burglar in jail after police car chase
Kim WatersA HEROIN addict is in prison after his burglary spree culminated in a safe being thrown out a car window during a police...
Geelong chosen to test beer as ‘lure into science’
We’ll drink to that: Farmers market chef Virginia Lee-Laurie and Central Geelong Marketing’s Mark Davis study up for this weekend’s beer science session.Andrew MathiesonBY...
Councillor anger as ‘six-into-one Newtown housing project’ opens
Erin PearsonA PUBLIC housing development on expensive land in Newtown has squashed six dwellings onto a 500-square-metre block, according to ward councillor Stretch Kontelj.
He...
Worst of downpours ‘skirting’ Geelong as rest of state inundated
Erin PearsonGEELONG is bucking the trend as other Victorian centres battle flooding, according to a weatherman.
Meteorologist Lindsay Smail said the city’s rain between January...
Ford engine ‘cutback’
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG'S Ford workers are “nervous” about their future after a new cutback in engine production, according to a representative.
Senior shop steward Brendan Sexton...
Church’s tightrope to GPAC
Ageing well: The Church plays its hits in chronological order at GPAC this month.Erin PearsonPRODUCING successful music is like walking a tightrope, according to...
Local Legend: Peter snags a taste of success
Meat to please you: Veteran butcher Peter Hommelhoff is winning fans with his recipe for Vegemite and cheese sausages. Picture: Tommy Ritchie Andrew MathiesonWHEN...
Disabled agency opens up
Opening up: Sandra Dawson at work for Kommercial. Andrew MathiesonSMILING Sandra Dawson is no stranger to the limelight.
The packaging worker recently glammed up to...
Gathering ‘deadline’
Erin PearsonGEELONG Highland Gathering has until June to avoid folding, according to an organiser.
John Fraser said the event committee could keep operating for the...
From the Archives
17 years ago
July 25, 2008
Geelong and the Surf Coast are among the hottest places to buy property in regional Australia, according to a national...
