Life after Star Search win blows away Callum
Life’s been busy for Callum Hicks since he won the instrumental category in last year’s Powercor Star Search.
The tuba player has just returned...
Councillors make production out of show for heritage
Alex de VosCouncillors will swap Powerpoint presentations for Edwardian ink wells and quills when they step back in time this weekend to mark the...
State refusing to take Munday crash blame
Alex de VosState Government has refused to take the blame for the collapse of Geelong businessman Rick Munday’s pub and restaurant empire.
Administrators have locked...
Talks on water, power drilling
Kim WatersBarwon Water and a company planning to tap underground power sources below the region’s borewater supply will have talks amid contamination fears.
But both...
Police touch base in referral ‘first’
Alex de VosPolice have developed an Australian-first referral program to prevent “serious” crime spiralling out of control.
Now the initiative is set to spread to...
Host city battled to have name on cycling logo
Andrew MathiesonHOST city Geelong was forced to negotiate its name onto a world cycling championships logo in the face of a marketing push to...
Fake beach to cover ‘damage of dredging’
Kim WatersThe disappearance of a Portarlington beach is evidence of environmental damage from dredging of Port Phillip Bay shipping channels, according to Australian Conservation...
One ALDI out as two backed
Kim WatersGeelong councillors have shot down plans for an ALDI supermarket in Geelong West.
But they have thrown their weight behind the budget supermarket...
Blame game over ferry park squeeze
Kim WatersA “chaotic” parking squeeze at Queenscliff’s ferry terminal has sparked a blame game over responsibility.
All-day parking around the terminal has been cut...
Local hero saves jobs
Andrew MathiesonFord will transform its ageing North Shore factory into a green casting plant under a $20 million upgrade creating 50 jobs and securing...
Foreshore bosses quit
Alex de VosThe bosses of the Surf Coast’s foreshore management body have quit less than three months before the appointment of a new board.
Great...
Lives down the drain
Kim WatersCharges to cover the cost of drainage works for a proposed retirement home at Clifton Springs could force landowners off their properties, frustrated...
New chair for KP Trust
Kardinia Park Stadium Trust has a new chair with John Eren bringing valuable experience across tourism, sport and major events.
Mr Eren has been a...
