Residents slam 5.5% rates hike
Kim WatersA proposed 5.5 per cent rates hike has angered Borough of Queenscliff ratepayers.
The hike prompted them to demand that council pegs rates...
MP call fences in Grove footballers
Kim WatersFunding for a “desperately needed” new sport venue at Ocean Grove is in doubt, sparking a blame game over responsibility for the stalled...
Still livin’ in the ’70s
Greg WaneA chance meeting in the surf at Urquhart’s Bluff during Easter, 2008, led Volkswagen fanatic Dee Gray to buy a run-down old VW...
Animal attraction
Andrew MathiesonLITTLE River’s Rosalind McFadyen snaps her fingers and Milo – one of her two Labradors – edges towards a teenager’s wheelchair, sits down...
Talented trio vie for place in Star Search grand final
Hayley Driden, Lilli Campbell and Olivia Brooks-Meagher set their sights high this week when they auditioned for Powercor Star Search.
The year 11 Christian College...
‘Worst house’ in City battle
Andrew MathiesonA rat-infested vacant house allegedly used for drug dealing is at the centre of a council battle for control of dilapidated properties around...
Greens ‘back’ bid for hot rock plant
Alex de VosThe Greens have backed plans to create Victoria’s first renewable geothermal energy hub at Gherang, according to a party MP.
Greens MP Greg...
State budget – what’s in it for us Brumby Labor ‘rolls out the pork...
Alex de VosCash for a bypass link to Surf Coast Highway and land for a new hospital at Armstrong Creek have spearheaded a $170...
Avalon pushing ahead with international bid
Andrew MathiesonJetstar put aside concerns about a price war when it encouraged Avalon Airport to seek a second budget carrier so the facility could...
Lara families getting their kicks with karate success
Andrew MathiesonFAMILIES that fight together, stick together.
Or so they say out Lara way where four fist-throwing kids are shadowing their tough parents in karate’s...
Corio man arrested over hospital patient robberies
Alex de VosPolice have charged a 34-year-old Corio man over the theft of valuables from patients’ bedsides at Melbourne hospitals.
Carlton Police sergeant Monique Kelley...
Archers target past members for 50th anniversary
Andrew MathiesonEVER since witnessing the first bow and arrow drawn, the uninitiated have linked the antics of a group of merry Geelong archers with...
Get spooked at Spookfest
Drysdale’s Potato Shed will transform into a Halloween wonderland for a day full of family-friendly activities and entertainment.
Spookfest Family Fun Day...
