Posties go vivid after hot-spot trial
A TRIAL of new safety gear on Geelong posties is set to add a dash of vivid colour to mail runs around the state,...
Home of our own
Andrew MathiesonFOR loving siblings Chris and Nicole Jones, life’s fun again, just like when they little kids.
“My bedroom is right across from his,” said...
Residents fighting $77m bypass link
Andrew MathiesonHUNDREDS of Grovedale residents are protesting plans to extend Geelong’s bypass to Surf Coast Highway.
Residents' spokesperson Margarita Kumnick said residents of Bickford,...
Shops seeking to have a blast
John Van KlaverenGEELONG retailers are scrambling for supplies of a cheap, plastic, novelty horn that has blasted its way to infamy at South Africa’s...
Models to display ability for fashion in local fundraiser
A CONFIDENCE-building program for young women with disabilities will culminate in a fashion parade with a difference.
Featuring clients and staff of Encompass Community Services,...
Firm faces finger fine
Kim WatersA WORKER who lost three fingers could cost a Geelong company almost $500,000 in fines, a Geelong court has heard.
Express Promotions pleaded guilty...
Portarlington road so rough ‘drivers crash’
Kim WatersA PORTARLINGTON road is so rough it makes drivers crash, according to police and residents.
They have demanded urgent repairs to Beach Parade after...
Coast fears debt crisis repeat
John Van KlaverenSURF Coast residents fear a repeat of their $14 million council debt crisis of 2002.
Dissatisfaction with Surf Coast council’s performance has led...
United front forms to fight for struggling Moorabool
John Van KlaverenTHREE adjoining municipalities have banded together to try to save the Moorabool River.
City of Greater Geelong joined Golden Plains and Moorabool shires...
Water costs rising as one in 10 ‘go hungry’
Andrew MathiesonRISING living costs have left one-in-10 Geelong families unable to put food on the table, according to Victorian Council of Social Services.
And more...
Crims target square
Andrew MathiesonNORLANE traders are fighting back to save their shopping strip.
They hoped a meeting at Labuan Square this week would resolve problems from increasing...
Safer waters for Queenscliff
Queenscliff community members can go swimming and boating in safer waters thanks to a new Coast Guard search and rescue vessel.
Marine Search...
