Group slams McAdam plan
Andrew MathiesonFARMERS and property owners have banded together in a last-ditch bid to stop further development of a Barrabool motorcycle track.
Barrabool Rural Protection...
I want to fight bikies
Alex de VosA witness has told how he attended the Breakwater headquarters of the Bandidos bikie gang on the day of Ross Brand’s murder...
Tigers bite chicken on footy split
Alex de VosTorquay Football Club has slammed a former Big Brother contestant’s bid to start his own junior team on the Surf Coast.
Officials have...
Aboriginal anger at Bells damage
Alex de VosAboriginal authorities want Bells Beach access restricted to protect “significant cultural sites”, according to Geelong’s indigenous community.
Wathaurong chief executive Trevor Edwards...
Community ready to help dad who lost all
Jessica BentonTHE DRYSDALE and Clifton Springs community has vowed to rally around a resident who lost his young family in a house fire on...
Open process urged for school site deal
Alex de VosRatepayers could be the losers in a “sweetheart” deal to secure council land for expansion of Torquay College, a state opposition MP...
Our small wonders
Andrew MathiesonTHE COMMON joke among Geelong’s model engineers is that garages serve only one useful purpose.
It’s where Alec Briggs, Bob Julian, both 75, and...
Offenders build homes for needy
Andrew MathiesonCONVICTED offenders are lining up to build new affordable accommodation for struggling families around Geelong.
Rather than the usual work of community-based orders such...
City probe over leak
Andrew MathiesonCITY of Greater Geelong has called for an investigation into alleged breaches of procedue in the appointment of its new chief executive.
Candidates for...
Humble hero nominated fro bravery award
Alex de VosA Geelong chef who stopped a man dressed only in his underwear from beating an elderly woman to death has been nominated...
Student suicide tragedy
Alex de VosA Geelong secondary student has committed suicide after national publicity about a series of suicides among Western Heights College students.
The year nine...
Towns on fire list of hotspots
Jessica BentonAlmost 20 towns in the region have appeared on a list of the state’s most dangerous places for bushfires.
All towns and settlements...
From the Archives
16 years ago
July 10, 2009
Residents and local politicians fear the “Leopold pong” emitting from Lake Connewarre could have a huge impact on the natural...
