Offenders build homes for needy
Andrew MathiesonCONVICTED offenders are lining up to build new affordable accommodation for struggling families around Geelong.
Rather than the usual work of community-based orders such...
City probe over leak
Andrew MathiesonCITY of Greater Geelong has called for an investigation into alleged breaches of procedue in the appointment of its new chief executive.
Candidates for...
Humble hero nominated fro bravery award
Alex de VosA Geelong chef who stopped a man dressed only in his underwear from beating an elderly woman to death has been nominated...
Student suicide tragedy
Alex de VosA Geelong secondary student has committed suicide after national publicity about a series of suicides among Western Heights College students.
The year nine...
Towns on fire list of hotspots
Jessica BentonAlmost 20 towns in the region have appeared on a list of the state’s most dangerous places for bushfires.
All towns and settlements...
Jetstar cuts Avalon-Sydney services in rebalancing
Alex de VosJetstar will cut three daily services from Avalon Airport to Sydney as part of plan to slash $1.5 billion from operating costs.
Qantas...
Call to restore glory of central city strips
Andrew MathiesonGeelong business figures have called for a dramatic shift in thinking to draw shoppers back to the city centre.
A city centre property...
Illegal riding warning as McAdam Park vote looms
Andrew MathiesonThe region’s peak motorcycling body has warned of a surge in illegal riding if Geelong’s council fails to put money into the campaign...
House fire accident police say
Alex de VosA house fire that killed a mother and her four children at Clifton Springs on Sunday was accidental, according to police.
Twenty-four-year-old...
What’s that? Bypass too noisy, you say?
Jessica BentonNoise from Geelong’s bypass is driving neighbouring residents up the wall, according to their representatives.
Ward councillor Stretch Kontelj and state MP Ian Trezise...
Rates burden anger: Cut your services, shire told
Alex de VosA community group has called on Surf Coast Shire to slash a raft of services to bring its rates under control.
The call...
Letter nails plan for 13th expansion
Jessica BentonA LETTER from the state’s Planning Minister is another nail in the coffin of a controversial plan to expand 13th Beach Golf Club,...
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,...
