Talks on water, power drilling
Kim WatersBarwon Water and a company planning to tap underground power sources below the region’s borewater supply will have talks amid contamination fears.
But both...
Police touch base in referral ‘first’
Alex de VosPolice have developed an Australian-first referral program to prevent “serious” crime spiralling out of control.
Now the initiative is set to spread to...
Host city battled to have name on cycling logo
Andrew MathiesonHOST city Geelong was forced to negotiate its name onto a world cycling championships logo in the face of a marketing push to...
Fake beach to cover ‘damage of dredging’
Kim WatersThe disappearance of a Portarlington beach is evidence of environmental damage from dredging of Port Phillip Bay shipping channels, according to Australian Conservation...
One ALDI out as two backed
Kim WatersGeelong councillors have shot down plans for an ALDI supermarket in Geelong West.
But they have thrown their weight behind the budget supermarket...
Blame game over ferry park squeeze
Kim WatersA “chaotic” parking squeeze at Queenscliff’s ferry terminal has sparked a blame game over responsibility.
All-day parking around the terminal has been cut...
Local hero saves jobs
Andrew MathiesonFord will transform its ageing North Shore factory into a green casting plant under a $20 million upgrade creating 50 jobs and securing...
Foreshore bosses quit
Alex de VosThe bosses of the Surf Coast’s foreshore management body have quit less than three months before the appointment of a new board.
Great...
Lives down the drain
Kim WatersCharges to cover the cost of drainage works for a proposed retirement home at Clifton Springs could force landowners off their properties, frustrated...
Bob each way on republic
Alex de VosIn the fictitious “Independent Republic of Brozmanistan”, legendary guitarist Bob Brozman turns his hands to a different set of instruments.
On tour the...
The green fields
Andrew MathiesonAS A boy Simon Falkiner grew up on a parched patch during a time when farming would take from the land and give...
Our ‘personal places’ to lure tourism millions
Andrew MathiesonA NEW interactive tourism campaign could be worth $50 to $100 million a year to the Geelong region, latest research figures reveal.
Tourism Australia...
Revving for charity
Engines will roar as cars and motorcycles roll into Lara on Sunday during an annual show to help raise money for charity.
The...
