11 vie to reign on plains
Eleven candidates including new faces and incumbent councillors have nominated for seven seats in Golden Plains Shire council elections.
Eight incumbents have nominated, meaning at...
15 compete on coast
Fifteen candidates including six incumbent councillors will contest Surf Coast Shire council elections.
Mayor Dean Webster and councillors Rose Hodge, Ron Humphrey, Jim Tutt, Libby...
New faces for borough
Eight new faces will compete for five places on the council of Victoria’s smallest municipality when residents vote in Borough of Queenscliffe next month.
Councillor...
Four councillors back without vote
Four councillors were returned unopposed after City of Greater Geelong council elections attracted the smallest field in the 15-year history of the municipality.
The withdrawal...
Tall timber – and short – to go on display in Geelong
Andrew MathiesonWOODWRIGHT Steven Marsh has a talent that makes even his hobby colleagues gasp in disbelief.
The Bell Park man carves out barrels and cuts...
Police boost as bikies arrive for city funeral
Alex de VosPolice will increase security in Geelong today as bikies from around Australia gather for the funeral of a Bandidos gang member gunned...
Site found: Club’s home victory
Alex de VosWinchelsea Gun Club has praised Surf Coast Shire’s plans to relocate its 50-year-old home to a new shooting range at Buckley.
Club president...
Anger over councillor land swap
Alex de VosGeelong’s next council would be left to deal with a controversial transfer of land worth more than $1 million to the employer...
City in mission to save orphans
Jessica BentonA Geelong community organisation is battling red tape and financial hurdles to rescue five African orphans from war-torn Sierra Leone.
Multicultural services...
New beach access springs up in time for summer
Jessica BentonCLIFTON SPRINGS will have a new beach this summer after the completion of work on the town’s Dell foreshore area.
City Hall this week...
Pub ID scanners weeding out troublesome drinkers
Alex de VosID scanners are helping weed out troublemakers and underage drinkers on the Surf Coast, according to Torquay Hotel’s manager.
Andrew Routley said the...
The sting: my sweet career
Andrew MathiesonBEE stings are nothing new to John Edmonds, Geelong’s king of the bees lamentably admits.
“I get stung more nowadays because of the amount...