Stores in pay audits
Andrew MathiesonOMBUDSMAN’S audits are set to find that Geelong’s four 7-Eleven stores have underpaid workers, according to their union.
The audits followed a Fair Work...
Cats deny trade talk
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG football officials have rubbished claims promising ruckman Shane Mumford is looking for an exit.
Club president Frank Costa and football operations manager Neil...
Call for help over hooligan highway Knife threat last straw for residents
Alex de VosResidents of a prestigious Newtown street are living in fear of drunken revellers using the leafy thoroughfare as a route between drinking...
Tributes in a field of pink
Jessica BentonPORTARLINGTON’S Wiffen Park will disappear under hundreds of paper silhouettes next weekend as a tribute to survivors and victims of breast cancer.
Event organiser...
System cost us
Jessica BentonTHE STATE Government is hiding documents that could lesson the burden of a battling Ocean Grove woman, according to the opposition.
Opposition community services...
Ramp plans sunk
Alex de VosA funding shortfall has forced authorities to shelve plans to replace Torquay’s crumbling boat ramp, according to the region’s coast committee.
The shortfall...
Native king
Andrew MathiesonCURLEWIS is 3419 kilometres away from Kings Park, Perth’s floral wonderland where wildflowers and natives bloom with very little encouragement.
Such West Australian plants...
Premiership worth $20 million to city
Jessica BentonTHE CATS’ premiership win could result in a $20 million windfall for Geelong, according to a business leader.
Chamber of Commerce executive officer Lawrie...
Water wallies face heavy fines
Alex de VosWater wallies could face on-the-spot fines of up to $584 for breaching restrictions, authorities have warned.
Barwon Water managing director Michael Malouf said...
Pakington Street has a real sense of community traders head west
Jessica BentonTRADERS are moving west of the city in search of cheaper rents, more atmosphere and increased patronage.
Geelong West’s famous shopping strip, Pakington Street,...
Scientist warns of eruption
Jessica BentonANAKIE could be the site of a future volcano eruption, according to a Melbourne geologist.
Professor Bernie Joyce, who is a Geological Society of...
Banner raised to honour Chanelle
Andrew MathiesonA CHEERSQUAD member that tragically took her own life was remembered for her weekly artwork when close friends raised Geelong’s grand final banner.
While...
Helping hand for Cottage
Darren Allbutt’s Sea & Wood exhibition at Cottage by the Sea late last year was so well received that the fifth-generation Queenscliff resident is...
