RSL to discuss merger
Karen HartMerger plans are on the table for two Bellarine Peninsula sub-branches of the RSL.
The Ocean Grove sub-branch, which has around 110 members, will...
Lockout ”on hold”
Hamish HeardGeelong’s top cop has shelved plans to force a 1am curfew on revellers wanting to enter city nightclubs.
Chief Inspector Wayne Carson said he...
Major candidates downplay chances in… Underdog’s breakfast
Hamish HeardAll except two of the major parties’ local candidates have claimed underdog status for November 25’s state election.
And the two Labor MPs who...
Women to lead Anzac march
Jane EmerickWomen will lead a march to the region’s biggest Anzac Day service for the first time next week.
Torquay’s Margaret Delahunty, Audrey McKenzie, Dot...
Meters ”dead” forever
Jane EmerickState Government yesterday drove the final nail into the coffin of parking meters at Surf Coast beaches.
A State Government spokesperson said applications to...
Growth surges ahead
Jane EmerickTorquay has jumped to the top of regional Victoria for growth rate, according to a new report.
Housing Industry Association’s latest Population and Residential...
Sam set for triumphant TV return over 40kg lighter
Andrew MathiesonBY ANDREW MATHIESON
LAST time TV audiences saw Bell Park’s Sam Birrell, she was forced to quit Network Ten’s The Biggest Loser at the...
Union official wins seat fight
Hamish HeardThe fight for the federal seat of Corangamite will be on for young and old after Labor preselected a 30-year-old to tackle Liberal...
Police: we’ll clean up this year’s cup
Hamish HeardDrunken behaviour at last year’s Geelong Cup prompted police to announce yesterday a crack down on boozy antics at next week’s event.
Police said...
Speed labs busted
Hamish HeardPre-dawn raids at six Geelong homes yesterday netted two clandestine speed labs, leaving a “significant” dent in Geelong’s illegal amphetamines market.
Geelong detectives and...
Jail for scammer
Karen HartA HIGHTON credit controller who stole more than $50,000 of public money has been handed a jail sentence.
Marlene Rimmrodt, 56, of Reigate Road,...
Dump unisex toilets
Jane EmerickResidents are up in arms over plans for a unisex toilet block on Torquay’s front beach foreshore.
Great Ocean Road Coast Committee has submitted...
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Corolla Cross goes hybrid only
Launched here in 2022 the Toyota Corolla Cross is – as the name suggests – an SUV crossover version of the everlasting Corolla sedan/hatchback.
It’s...
