When heritage should be history
Peter FaragoAS WRECKING balls close in on two buildings with historic pasts, it’s an appropriate time to question whether heritage buildings have useby dates.
According...
Unisex design gone but toilet site anger remains
Jane EmerickSurf Coast’s foreshore manager has dumped unisex design from plans for a new toilet block overlooking Torquay’s front beach.
But community group Friends of...
Report:council open to corruption claims
Andrew MathiesonTHE STATE Ombudsman yesterday told City Hall to clean up planning processes that were open to “allegations of corruption”.
George Brouwer’s report to parliament...
Tougher bans on water loom
Hamish HeardStage three water restrictions are set to grip the Geelong region by the end of the month, according to a confidential memo.
The Independent...
New group a bit of a giggle for mums
Bellarine Peninsula mums and their bubs will have more to giggle about when a new parental support group kicks off next week.
Drysdale resident Kellie...
Radios tune into city thugs
Jane EmerickTwo-way radios were set to debut in Geelong nightclubs last night as the latest weapon in a crackdown on violence in the central...
Please do not forget Sarah
Hamish HeardA family’s pleas for a memorial to mark the place where a teenage girl died in a collision with a train have fallen...
Cards on the table
Hamish HeardUndecided Torquay voters will weigh up major party promises on education, transport links, dogs on beaches, fishing and police when they front tomorrow’s...
Travel bills at $30,000
Jane EmerickSurf Coast councillors have left ratepayers with a $30,000 travel bill.
Councillor expenses for the past financial year also included $9000 for attending conferences...
RSL to discuss merger
Karen HartMerger plans are on the table for two Bellarine Peninsula sub-branches of the RSL.
The Ocean Grove sub-branch, which has around 110 members, will...
Police on patrol but nudist outcome ”twisted”
Jane EmerickAuthorities have twisted a workshop vote against nudism at Point Impossible in a bid to save the beach’s clothing-optional status, according to participants.
Surf...
Fine plan for meters
Jane EmerickA shire refusal to supply parking inspectors could thwart controversial plans for meters at Torquay beaches.
Torquay councillor Ron Humphrey said he was organising...
Help tails wag this Christmas
Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) has launched its annual Christmas Appeal
The not-for-profit organisation, which provides an animal shelter and veterinary clinic for stray and...
