Final countdown to save motocross home
Andrew MathiesonTHE clock is ticking for Save McAdam Park campaigners to raise at least $2 million in the next six months to save their...
Husband aimed knife at wife’s vital organs, court told
Alex de VosLara’s Robert Baxter “consciously, voluntarily and deliberately” stabbed his wife to death, a Geelong court heard yesterday.
During his closing address, Crown prosecutor...
Melba viable with government funding
Andrew MathiesonAn embattled Geelong fabric company with 120 staff remains viable, its administrator told creditors yesterday.
But Grant Thornton Melbourne said government support was...
State award eases lifesaver’s memories of rescue tragedy
Alex de VosAn Anglesea life saver who tried to save two Indian students from drowning in the summer of 2007 has won Victorian Lifesaver...
Ford site bid revealed
Andrew MathiesonA GEELONG market operator has revealed ambitious plans to bring all the city’s op shops together under one roof in a disused Ford...
Leading local real estate agents join forces with your Independent
A group of the region’s leading independent real estate agents have joined forces with the Independent.
Agents including McDonald and Co, the Allpoints group, Hiddleston...
Torquay lock-up bid
Alex de VosVictoria’s heritage body wants to lock up Torquay’s foreshore and Taylor Park from development, a council report has revealed.
A report tabled...
Bus services to wait
Jessica BentonBELLARINE Peninsula bus users will wait years for service improvements after councillors endorsed plans to create an interchange for buses in central Geelong,...
Lifesavers join forces in squad
Jessica BentonLOCAL surf lifesavers are joining forces in preparation for a championship carnival this weekend.
Beach sprint and flags competitors from Jan Juc, Anglesea and...
Karen’s gift of life
Andrew MathiesonKAREN Knuckey is closer to her family than most despite the thousands of kilometres that separate some of the clans.
The liver that filters...
Councillors call for halt on international junkets
Andrew MathiesonRATEPAYER-funded council trips to China should be scrapped, according to Geelong councillors.
Stretch Kontelj and Andrew Katos said previous trips were a waste of...
Region set for green power hub
Jessica BentonGEELONG has the natural resources and manpower to become a national “green energy hub”, according to industry experts.
The potential has helped prompt a...
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