Traders worried business could bypass their shops
Kim WatersDrysdale traders fear “under-researched” calls for a bypass would lead to devastation of the town’s economy if successful, according to hardware salesman Chris...
Bypass on the agenda
Kim WatersRIVAL State election candidates have agreed to push for a Drysdale bypass following calls last week to make fixing the Bellarine Peninsula’s worst...
Site’s set on creek
Alex de VosA developer has unveiled a new website touting controversial plans to carve up Torquay’s Spring Creek for thousands of new residents.
The Amex...
Doctors give Nicole final all-clear on cancer
Alex de VosTorquay’s Nicole Paterson has “big plans” to set up her own cervical cancer foundation after doctors last week finally declared she had...
Riding High
Andrew MathiesonSTRUTTING out the next big thing in the equestrian world, Mary Hanna looks the part amid her million-dollar horse stables and picturesque Bellarine...
Schools desperate for retirees class struggle
Andrew MathiesonIncreasing pressures on mums to help cover family living costs has contributed to a shortage of volunteers in Geelong region schools, according to...
Weekend storm in teacup compared to horror of ‘81
Wild weather across the region in the past week was just a storm in a teacup compared to a fatal blast of wind and...
How I broke hold of ‘party politics’ ward landslide tactics revealed
Andrew MathiesonNEW Geelong councillor Eddy Kontelj “very quickly” laid the roots for his landslide by-election win weeks after losing a full-council vote 15 months...
Top Cat’s hair raising effort
Heads will be on the line this weekend as the region raises money to fight leukaemia. Residents will cut, colour or wax their hair...
Shelters in, frequency out bus stops welcomed
Kim WatersControversial new bus shelters are welcome in Moorabool Street but the frequency of services make them useless to many shoppers and commuters, according...
Celebrities set to spice up food and wine at Lara
Television celebrities Catriona Rowntree and Gabriel Gate will rub shoulders with patrons of this month’s Lara Food and Wine Festival.
Ms Rowntree will host the...
Cops slam state over removal of car parks union warns of ‘huge’ safety risk
Alex de VosGeelong police fear criminals could attack them in the street after State Government wiped out their station’s car park, according the force’s...
Beach wheelchairs for OGSLSC
Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club’s (OGSLSC) new sandcruiser beach wheelchairs have arrived just in time for the busy summer holiday season.
OGSLSC successfully received...
