Councillor on attack
Kim WatersBarwon Heads’ ward councillor has slammed the town’s community association as “out of touch”.
But members have told Andy Richards to “pull his head...
Locals harbour doubt on ramp
Kim WatersPortarlington residents have labelled a Point Richards boat ramp redevelopment as “dangerous”.
Foreshore manager Bellarine Bayside began the final phase of the project this...
RACV’s water shock
Alex de VosSurf Coast councillors have rejected an RACV bid for stormwater to underpin redevelopment of Torquay Golf Club.
Councillors voted on Wednesday night to...
Residents in appeal on charge
Alex de VosJan Juc residents have lodged a planning tribunal appeal against Surf Coast Shire's bid to sting them for new footpaths.
Steve Burton, who...
Anger as visitors block driveways and sleep in the streets
Alex de VosResidents "fed up" with tourists sleeping in vehicles and blocking access to driveways have demanded council impose tough new laws to curb...
Hugh rescues an ambulance
Greg WaneWhen Point Lonsdale’s Hugh Thompson called into Geelong scrap metal dealer Albert Batty’s office one afternoon in 1961, he spotted an old Ford...
They make my dahlia
Andrew MathiesonThe last of the buses finally pulls out of the gravel driveway and for another year Australia’s largest dahlias farm can breathe a...
Stockland project to generate 2000 jobs, says Madden
Approval of a controversial residential project has cleared the way to create 2000 jobs, according to Planning Minister Justin Madden.
Mr Madden said the $330...
Volunteers at ‘lowest’ for children’s charity
Kim WatersA national charity putting smiles on the faces of dying and seriously ill children is struggling with a plunge in volunteers around the...
Anna and Adam prepare to step into the lights of Star Search gig
Performing under the big lights on centre stage is part of life for Highton students Anna Ballinger and Adam Di Martino.
While Anna and Adam...
Diabetes study brings biotech dream closer drug hopes excite boffins
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG is leading the world in producing a drug to tackle a rising diabetes epidemic.
Researchers hope a series of clinical tests will prove...
Stokes says sorry after coke ruling
Alex de VosCats premiership player Mathew Stokes has walked away from Geelong Magistrates’ Court without conviction after pleading guilty to a cocaine charge.
The 25-year-old...
Beat Summer Insomnia: Sleep Strategies for Geelong Families
Another sweltering night, and you're lying awake at 2am, sheets kicked off, fan whirring uselessly, wondering if you'll ever feel cool enough to drift...
