Council and tribunal gazump servos plans
Hamish HeardThe state’s planning tribunal has ruined a Geelong petroleum company’s controversial plans for a bypass service station, fuelling jubilation among nearby residents.
The...
Finally, clouds in sight for growers
Jane EmerickFarmers across the Geelong region are welcoming May rain that experts predict to top the average this month.
Geelong Weather Services Lindsay Smail said...
Third dies after freeway smash
The third victim of a Princes Freeway head-on collision has died in hospital.
The 19-year-old Point Cook man died in Royal Melbourne Hospital on Wednesday...
Frank’s men to vote on proposal
Andrew MathiesonCouncillors who accepted campaign donations from Geelong Football Club president Frank Costa have vowed to vote on his controversial proposal for a homemaker...
Cats in unfamiliar territory
Andrew MathiesonA NEW ground and unfamiliar surroundings provide the biggest threats to derailing Geelong’s early season momentum.
The Cats have bounced back from an earlyseason...
TV channel all go as hits on website build
Hamish HeardGeelong’s first TV station has won recognition as a world leader in internet television broadcasting a month after its launch.
GOTV director Adam Tribe...
Butts targeted as indoor ban approaches
By Geelong Story UpdatesA new campaign hopes to combat an expected surge in cigarette butt litter across the region when a ban on smoking...
Society could become history without home
Karen HartTORQUAY Historical Society could fold if it fails to find a permanent home soon, according to its president.
Spencer Leighton said members were “dropping...
Kindy ”lunch Nazis”
Hamish Heard“Lunchbox Nazis” are confiscating snacks such as fruit juice and muesli bars from kinder kids’ lunchboxes in a pilot program enforcing healthy eating.
An...
He’s putting some pork on our forks
Andrew MathiesonPOMP and ceremony is all in a night’s work for Erik Hemmann.
The owner and head chef at the Rheingold cellar restaurant changes into...
CFA warning of horrific bushfires this summer
Hamish HeardPREDICTIONS of a horrific bushfire season around Geelong have sparked fears of a deadly summer, the region’s fire chief has warned.
Country Fire Authority...
Sensis: opportunity on the menu at Lara
Hamish HeardEntrepreneurs hoping to open a restaurant in City of Greater Geelong should start scoping vacant sites at Lara.
That was the advice Sensis...
Take care of your pets this Christmas
Christmas is a time for family - and pets are family too, meaning they too deserve special care and attention over the festive season.
It...
