Fundraiser for Orphans
Fundraiser: Rhianna Hobbs with an auction item. Andrew MathiesonTYPICALLY shedding a tear from those perpetual World Vision appeals every year just wasn’t enough for...
Uni in fear of Indian decline
Andrew MathiesonDEAKIN University is bracing for a decline in Indian student enrolments next year after recent rises in international enrolments at its Geelong campuses,...
MotoX ‘plans under review’
Revved up: Barrabool residents Heather Wellington and Marie and John George. Erin PearsonMOTORCYCLING Australia is drawing up new usage plans for its regional motocross...
Indy pages now available online
The real deal: The ePaper version of the Independent. Picture: Tommy RitchieAndrew MathiesonTHE Independent has adopted technology for internet users to see pages the...
Cash eases kinder squeeze
Room to move: Lynda Lehman with pupils Danny and Jude. Erin PearsonA FUNDING injection is set to relieve a squeeze on kinder places at...
‘1300’ sign over route
Kim WatersRESIDENTS fighting the proposed route of a bypass link south of Geelong have collected 1300 signatures on a petition backing their campaign, according...
Harbour hope up at Leopold
Harbouring doubts: Denis More at the harbour he built without a planning permit. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 56039Andrew MathiesonLEOPOLD could have a public boating facility...
Trains ‘every 20 minutes’, other pledges come faster
More to better: Transport Minister Martin Pakula join Labor MPs Lisa Neville, Ian Trezise and John Eren to announce a train travel pledge this...
Deepening study for coast ‘river of death’
Kim WatersEXPERTS will investigate opening Anglesea River to the sea after an extensive fish-kill in the waterway, Corangamite Catchment Management Authority has announced.
The authority...
Cynthia, 84, on long march for homeless youth
Kim WatersEIGHTY-FOUR-year-old Highton resident Cynthia Hall has no need for the help of an electric scooter or a walking frame to keep up with...
City’s ambo dispatch ‘putting lives at risk’
Kim WatersPARAMEDICS have passed a vote of no confidence in Geelong’s ambulance dispatch centre, according to their state representative.
Ambulance Employees Australia state secretary Steve...
Our domestic blitz
Andrew MathiesonDOMESTIC assaults in Geelong have increased
“significantly” as the city prepares to mark an international day opposing violence against women, according to police.
Geelong...
Tragic tale of young Anzac
Ocean Grove singer-songwriter Vin Healy has released a new music video telling the story of a young Anzac just in time for Remembrance Day.
Mr...
