City to fight parkour
Andrew MathiesonCITY Hall is preparing to fight a war against the dangers of parkour.
Growing popularity of the activity, in which participants put their bodies...
Shot man’s jail time
Alex de VosA Corio man who was shot in the back while allegedly attempting a robbery with a Buzz Lightyear toy gun will spend...
Battle for Torquay lifestyle begins at Spring Creek Action groups form
Alex de Vos“Outraged” residents have formed a series of community action groups to fight Surf Coast Shire’s plans to more than double Torquay’s population.
The...
Land swap backed
Jessica BentonThe Bellarine Peninsula’s new councillor has backed a proposed swap of public land for part of a developer’s site at Indented Head.
John Doull...
Backroom deal for coast mayor
Alex de VosSurf Coast’s new mayor won her job in a backroom deal, according to a councillor.
The councillor, who did not want to be...
A thoroghly modern Miss
Andrew MathiesonTHE 1989 Miss Australia contest was as much about avoiding spills of pasta sauce at dinner and the etiquette surrounding eating shellfish than...
Protesters on path to defeat
Jessica BentonTwo St Leonards households are fighting a losing battle against construction of a bike path across the front of their beachside homes, according...
Rudd’s ministers snub city meeting
Andrew MathiesonMore than half the Rudd Government’s ministers failed to attend a “community cabinet” meeting in Geelong on the weekend
The turnout for...
January to light up with city night markets
Jessica BentonNIGHT owls and shopping enthusiasts will descend on Geelong’s Johnstone Park this summer for a new series of night markets.
Central Geelong Marketing executive...
Schoolies hell leads to call for crackdown
Alex de VosResidents want authorities to get tough on schoolies after two weeks of “destructive” behaviour on the Surf Coast.
Torquay resident Chris Oliver said...
Lorne drug bust surprises cops
Police have busted an amphetamine laboratory at Lorne.
Geelong Regional Response Unit Senior Constable Matt Plunkett said discovering a drug lab in a town the...
Games extension as numbers fall short
Andrew MathiesonAUSTRALIAN Masters Games organisers have cast aside predicted targets for participation at the Geelong event in February.
The organisers have extended Last Friday’s deadline...
Fatal crash on the Bellarine
A man has died following a crash in Indented Head this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to reports a car left The Esplanade and crashed...
