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,...
Snob defying hip-hop label
Alex de VosImagine listening to the cries of a lost child with an attention-deficit disorder wandering around trying to navigate their way through space....
Hopes pinned on roadshow
Alex de VosAn antique road show could be the answer to the financial woes of a Geelong Red Cross branch, according to its secretary.
Highton...
Cooking up a career
Andrew MathiesonFOR someone who strives for perfection in the kitchen, the hands of real-life master chef Tyler Vakidis have taking a battering in just...
Residents take fight to bridge
Jessica BentonANGRY Barwon Heads residents have swarmed the towns riverbanks to protest bridge redevelopment works.
About 30 protestors armed with signs and banners launched the...
Beach wheelchairs for OGSLSC
Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club’s (OGSLSC) new sandcruiser beach wheelchairs have arrived just in time for the busy summer holiday season.
OGSLSC successfully received...
