Army blasts golfers over call for kangaroo cull
Kim WatersThe Defence Department has hit back at Queenscliff golfers over their claims an “out of control” kangaroo population is tearing up their Swan...
Geelong turning into city of public servants
Andrew MathiesonGeelong is becoming a city of public servants as growth in government jobs outstrips traditional manufacturing employment, according to new figures.
An annual City...
RACV backs calls for new bike lanes
Alex de VosThe state’s motoring giant has backed a call for cycling lanes on the region’s most dangerous roads.
RACV chief engineer Peter Daly said...
National acclaim for seafood extravaganza
Kim WatersAn Easter Charity Restaurant on Queenscliff Pier has earned national acclaim, according to organisers.
Charity Restaurant spokesman Scott Talbot said the response to...
Locals blast shooters
Andrew MathiesonCOUNCIL documents have cast doubt on the hopes of hundreds of shooters to relocate two homeless Geelong gun clubs to vacant farmland.
Geelong’s clay...
Shark, Slater in Pro drama
Alex de VosA week of drama has set the scene for the finals of this year's Rip Curl Pro.
The world's best surfers battled small,...
Fears over ‘old, brittle’ water main of asbestos
Kim WatersA council description of an asbestos water main as “old and brittle” has alarmed Ocean Grove residents.
They fear the main under Thacker...
Residents warned of ‘charges surge’
Kim WatersThousands of Bellarine Peninsula residents are unaware they will pay millions of dollars in fees under council user-pays plans, an Ocean Grove resident...
Residents on warpath
Alex de VosSurf Coast Shire’s approval of an unpopular plan to sting ratepayers for new footpaths has sparked formation of a new lobby group.
Jan...
Bells tolls for six of the best as Rip Curl Pro competition begins
Alex de VosThe world’s best surfers brushed aside nerves as Australia’s most prestigious professional surfing event kicked off at Bells Beach this week.
Instead, they...
Raising the sport bar
Andrew MathiesonLindsay Toulmin, in one respect, was stuck in a bygone era.
In another, he was ahead of his time.
“When I was young, Lord...
Pier pressure on state for $15m project help
Andrew MathiesonSTATE Government should pay $15 million to redevelop a burnt down Geelong pier after ignoring it for more than two decades, according to...
Diya on the frontline of child protection
Geelong child protection worker Diya Thakkar has received the “best possible start” to her career.
Having completed her degree in social work at the Australian...
