Cotton on to rockers
Alex de VosAfter a long and successful career, veteran Australian rocker Darryl Cotton rarely has the pleasure of experiencing something for the first time.
In...
Heath now belting out music
Alex de VosAfter hanging up his boxing gloves in 2008, Geelong’s Heath Stenton has swapped the stage inside the ring for a chance at...
Think bigger
BURIED among the hundreds of everyday emails in Jonathan Crabtree’s inbox are a few worth keeping.
Replies from Nelson Mandela, Bishop Desmond Tutu, the Dalai...
National fire guru gives blessing to Falls Festival
Australia’s leading fire scientist has defended Lorne’s Falls Festival against claims it could become a death trap this fire season.
Dr Kevin Tolhurst dismissed the...
Heatwave alarm
Geelong’s council will start warning vulnerable residents about heatwave threats to their health this summer, according to Mayor John Mitchell.
He said City Hall had...
Housing objectors go online It’s out of site
Andrew MathiesonOBJECTORS to a proposed residential development on Lara’s rural fringe have formed a facebook group that attracted more than 650 members in its...
Couple finds extinct plant
Jessica BentonAn orchid has returned from presumed extinction to blossom in Geelong’s backyard.
Authorities have confirmed that two orchid enthusiasts rediscovered the dwarf spider-orchid, known...
Shell fined $11,000 over oil leaks into bay and on land
Two oil leaks at Corio have cost Shell thousands of dollars in fines, according to the state’s environmental watchdog.
EPA Victoria’s Geelong manager, Gavan Mathieson,...
Report locked up
Geelong’s council refuses to release a $12,000 report on its “media communications activities”.
The Independent asked to see the consultant’s report but was told it...
Grass fueling fear as Lara meets on threat
Andrew MathiesonA LARA fire captain fears deadly blazes that tore through the rural township could be repeated 40 years on this summer.
CFA captain Greg...
Coal plant’s end in sight
Geothermal energy could help tear down the region’s only coal-fired power plant, according to Friends of the Earth.
The environmental organisation said a successful trial...
Eddie pedals independent by-election appeal
Jessica BentonAN ENERGETIC cycling hero is the first to put his hand up for a by-election to replace disgraced former councillor David Saunderson.
Eddy Kontelj...
Bans handed out for junior footy altercation
AFL Barwon has handed down match suspensions, reprimands and bans after an investigation into a brawl at a junior footy match in July that...
