Chartwell victims celebrate Hoy jail sentence
KIM WATERSInvestors in collapsed company Chartwell Enterprises clapped in court this week as the firm’s former boss Graeme Hoy was jailed for more than...
Vandals break hearts in attack on cemetery
Shattered: Mark Baker with smashed trinkets from his daughter Rachel’s graveJOHN VAN KLAVERENVandals have desecrated the grave of young car accident victim Rachel Baker...
Bikie murderer sentenced to 23 years
KIM WATERSA former Rebels bikie has started a 23-year jail sentence for murdering a rival Geelong Bandidos member in 2008.
John Russell Bedson, 27,...
Group claims ‘victory’ over Bells asbestos
ERIN PEARSONSurf Coast Shire has finally removed an asbestos health hazard at Bells Beach, according to a community group.
Bells Beach Preservation Society’s Maurice Cole...
Family in bash horror: Brutal Moorabool Street assault ‘blinds’ young skating star
ERIN PEARSONA brutal bashing in central Geelong has left a professional skateboarder blind, according to his family.
Geelong West’s Katie McIver said her 21-year-old brother,...
Mine orchid ‘threat’
ERIN PEARSONRare orchids stand in the way of plans to expand coal mining at Anglesea, according to Geelong Environment Council.
President Joan Lindros, said the...
Oakshott in climate call
ERIN PEARSONNOW is the time to act on climate change to save threatened coastal areas, federal Independent MP Rob Oakeshott will tell a conference...
Group claims ‘victory’ after asbestos removed at Bells
ERIN PEARSONSurf Coast Shire has finally removed an asbestos health hazard at Bells Beach, according to a community group.
Bells Beach Preservation Society’s Maurice Cole...
Residents’ street ‘win’
KIM WATERSObjectors have triumphed over council plans to permanently close a popular Point Lonsdale road, according to their spokepserson.
Angus McDonald said he was...
13th plan in ‘road delay’
KIM WATERSCalls to slow down traffic rather than cut into dunes have delayed plans for new access tracks at 13th Beach, according to Barwon...
Tahlea targets $10,000 with family day at Ocean Grove
KIM WATERSRaising $10,000 for Cancer Council Victoria seems an achievable target for 13-year-old Tahlea White.
The pint-sized Ocean Grove girl said that after a...
School of Broadway
Old school: David Campbell will perform the hits of Broadway in Geelong next month.ERIN PEARSONOLD-school variety entertainment is on its way back, according to...
Outsmart parcel pirates
As parcel volumes surge ahead, Australia Post is urging Australians to be on high alert as this time of year tends to see a...
