Truck crash blocks traffic at Geelong bypass
Jessica BentonA B-DOUBLE truck caused traffic havoc when it tipped over near the entrance to Geelong’s bypass at Highton on Wednesday afternoon.
Emergency services rushed...
Brakes, barriers targets of petition
Jessica BentonMORE residents have joined the fight to sound-proof homes from Geelong’s bypass.
Residents from Fyansford to Waurn Ponds have signed a petition urging Roads...
10,000 left waiting for dental treatment
Alex de VosAlmost 10,000 patients piled onto a waiting list for dental help in the Barwon South-West region last year, according to new figures....
From Winch to Afghanistan, ex-Joeys boy flying high
A pilot from Winchelsea is helping Aussie soldiers battle the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Squadron Leader Travis Walters is flying an air force C-17 delivering equipment...
Council bows to riders
Jessica BentonFINDING a permanent home for the region’s dirt-bike riders is a step closer after Geelong councillors voted this week to throw ratepayers’ money...
Group slams McAdam plan
Andrew MathiesonFARMERS and property owners have banded together in a last-ditch bid to stop further development of a Barrabool motorcycle track.
Barrabool Rural Protection...
I want to fight bikies
Alex de VosA witness has told how he attended the Breakwater headquarters of the Bandidos bikie gang on the day of Ross Brand’s murder...
Tigers bite chicken on footy split
Alex de VosTorquay Football Club has slammed a former Big Brother contestant’s bid to start his own junior team on the Surf Coast.
Officials have...
Aboriginal anger at Bells damage
Alex de VosAboriginal authorities want Bells Beach access restricted to protect “significant cultural sites”, according to Geelong’s indigenous community.
Wathaurong chief executive Trevor Edwards...
Community ready to help dad who lost all
Jessica BentonTHE DRYSDALE and Clifton Springs community has vowed to rally around a resident who lost his young family in a house fire on...
Open process urged for school site deal
Alex de VosRatepayers could be the losers in a “sweetheart” deal to secure council land for expansion of Torquay College, a state opposition MP...
Our small wonders
Andrew MathiesonTHE COMMON joke among Geelong’s model engineers is that garages serve only one useful purpose.
It’s where Alec Briggs, Bob Julian, both 75, and...
Lights restart next year
Works to install traffic lights at a Torquay intersection will restart early next year, following significant service delays.
Surf Coast Shire Council paused the project,...
