ALDI wins green light at Drysdale
Kim WatersRevised plans for an ALDI supermarket at Drysdale have won council backing.
Councillors voted this week to support a planning scheme amendment allowing the...
Site settled, application lodged, now let us have a say Welcome to Bunnings
Alex de VosBunnings has lodged its planning application to build a store with an oversize sign at the entrance to Torquay.
But Surf Coast councillors...
Cull an option as exploding corella population takes toll on trees
Alex de VosAuthorities could resort to culling hundreds of native birds threatening Torquay’s iconic Norfolk Island pine trees.
Residents have complained the corellas are also...
Mastering the Port of Geelong
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S harbour master wields so much power controlling sea traffic on Corio Bay’s 24 nautical miles of channels that it’s difficult to picture...
Island ‘roos role’ revealed
Kim WatersThe Defence Department has been caught out trying to wash its hand of responsibility for “out of control” kangaroos tearing up Queenscliff Golf...
Lib ‘wipes floor’ with Cheeseman in debate
Alex de VosLiberal candidate for Corangamite Sarah Hender-son wiped the floor with Labor MP Darren Cheeseman in a public debate, according to the audience.
Most...
Financial fallout’s impact revealed Crisis ‘numbered’
Andrew MathiesonIT’S official: the global financial crisis left Geelong’s economy injured but without scars for life.
Latest figures reveal how the crisis hit several key...
Life after Star Search win blows away Callum
Life’s been busy for Callum Hicks since he won the instrumental category in last year’s Powercor Star Search.
The tuba player has just returned...
Councillors make production out of show for heritage
Alex de VosCouncillors will swap Powerpoint presentations for Edwardian ink wells and quills when they step back in time this weekend to mark the...
State refusing to take Munday crash blame
Alex de VosState Government has refused to take the blame for the collapse of Geelong businessman Rick Munday’s pub and restaurant empire.
Administrators have locked...
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...
Big fines for illegal dump and burn
Victoria’s environmental protection watchdog has handed a hefty fine to a demolition company for an illegal burn-off in Charlemont.
High Tech Demolition Pty Ltd received...
