$15,800 junket completed jet-set mayor back to reality
Jessica BentonGEELONG’S train-driver mayor has returned from globe trotting to countries in Asia, Europe and the Middle East at ratepayers’ expense.
Cr John Mitchell visited...
West in community house bid meeting to rally support for vital facility
Alex de VosGeelong West residents are close to establishing a neighbourhood house after five years of lobbying.
Community activist Rosemary Nugent, who is leading the...
Group jumps in to save frog
Andrew MathiesonA GEELONG conservation group is saving an endangered species from extinction along the Barwon River.
Southern bell frog numbers have continued to diminish in...
Program targets youth battling dual problems
Jessica BentonA NEW health program in Geelong is assisting young people with “complex” drug and alcohol problems.
The St John of God Hospital and Barwon...
Company wins in Corio servo battle
Jessica BentonDEVELOPERS have won a long battle to build a controversial freeway service centre at Lovely Banks.
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has approved the...
Volunteer role still adds up for 79-year-old Jan
Andrew MathiesonWHOEVER said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks never met 79-year-old Jan Burrell.
Old, yes. But dog? More like dog-tired.
Bosses had to...
City to state: jobs in climate of fear
Andrew MathiesonThe Geelong region is bracing for the loss of manufacturing jobs from attempts to combat climate change, according to a City Hall submission...
Borewater brings end of restrictions in sight
Alex de VosGeelong could be off water restrictions as early as February after authorities won a green light this week to pump billions of...
Disease threatens rare grevillea’s last stand in ranges
Andrew MathisonA NATIVE wildflower that only blooms in the Brisbane Ranges is under threat from disease.
The Brisbane Ranges grevillea has just begun to come...
Stores in pay audits
Andrew MathiesonOMBUDSMAN’S audits are set to find that Geelong’s four 7-Eleven stores have underpaid workers, according to their union.
The audits followed a Fair Work...
Cats deny trade talk
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG football officials have rubbished claims promising ruckman Shane Mumford is looking for an exit.
Club president Frank Costa and football operations manager Neil...
Call for help over hooligan highway Knife threat last straw for residents
Alex de VosResidents of a prestigious Newtown street are living in fear of drunken revellers using the leafy thoroughfare as a route between drinking...
Small profit for BCH
Bellarine Community Health (BCH) returned a modest surplus for the financial year it announced at its annual general meeting.
Excluding depreciation, capital income and gains...
