November heat record
Alex de VosThe region has baked through a November heatwave record, according to a weather expert.
Geelong Weather Services’ Lindsay Smail said Wednesday marked the...
Sea-rise maps threat to value of properties
Jessica BentonNEW planning rules threaten to slash the value of hundreds of Geelong region properties deemed at risk of rising sea levels.
Borough of Queenscliffe...
Coastal hoons face new fines
Alex de VosPolice have new powers to issue on-the-spot fines of up to $587 in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour on...
Cops off the watch
Andrew MathiesonA staff shortage has forced police to abandon Geelong’s Neighbourhood Watch programs, according to coordinators.
They said the lack of police support would force...
Historic Queenscliff pier to become charity restaurant for children
Historic Queenscliff Pier will become a restaurant next Easter in an Australian-first charity event.
Charity Restaurant will cover the pier with marquees to serve thousands...
Surfing legend says growth can still lead to salad days on coast
Alex de VosOne of Australia’s most influential surfing figures has advised Torquay surfers to transform into “the hunter” to cope with residential growth on...
Things that go splash in the night part of an Australian tour ‘first’
Jessica BentonA psychic will take to the waters off Queenscliff to tell spooky stories of haunted shipwrecks.
Charter boat operator Andrew Malouf said his ghost...
Where David draws the line
Andrew MathiesonARMED with just a basic two-dollar texta and a white sheet of A3 paper, Geelong caricaturist David Seery can raise a smile on...
Investors move in
Jessica BentonINTERNATIONAL investors are sniffing out Geelong’s blue-ribbon real estate, according to agents.
Colliers International Geelong’s Andrew Lewis said international investors were looking to Australian...
Residents fire up on course threat
Andrew MathiesonHOMES are at risk of bushfire in urban Geelong if a disused golf course goes up in flames this summer, a councillor has...
Plan for extra sidewalk sales
Andrew MathiesonCentral Geelong could host sidewalk sales on more public holidays after record shopper attendance at this week’s event on Melbourne Cup day.
Central Geelong...
Missing Belmont girl seen at Corio centre
Alex de VosPolice have renewed an appeal for help to find a missing Aboriginal girl after she was spotted at Corio Shopping Centre...
Standing in solidarity
Hundreds gathered together at the break of dawn on July 7 to stand with Wadawurrung Traditional Owners in collaboration with Barwon Coast for a...
