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...
Plans for market and museum at Rose site
Karen HartTHE operator of North Geelong’s Mill Markets wants to set-up shop on the site of Jan Juc’s Rose Restaurant.
Ian Ballis said his...
Leaked memo: Nude dune fence
Hamish HeardA leaked Surf Coast Shire email reveals secret plans to fence off a sand dune behind one of Torquay’s nude beaches to stop...
Buy Local our prize campaign
Hamish HeardOrganisers of the region’s Buy Local campaign this week unveiled an $80,000 prize pool as the latest weapon in the region’s war on...
Men seek place to shed isolation, share mateship
Jane EmerickMen in Torquay are building the foundations for their own shed to share ideas, create projects and, above all, foster mateship in the...
Chamber welcomes campaign jobs hope
Hamish HeardA NEW campaign to stop shoppers spending their money outside the region could generate thousands of jobs, according to Geelong Chamber of Commerce.
Executive...
Winds over 120km/h wreck Corio properties
Andrew MathiesonA “microburst” wind storm has damaged dozens of homes at Corio.
Gusts in excess of 120km/h ripped through part of the suburb near Purnell...
$80,00 study ”gathers dust”
Hamish HeardState Government is dragging its feet on a strategy to address Geelong’s “appalling” public transport use, according to a lobby group of regional...
Aussie rings Bells
Jane EmerickAustralian Taj Burrow won his first Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach yesterday with a thrilling lastminute victory over American Andy Irons.
Burrow trailed...
Damn polling, just build dams
Peter FaragoREPORTS the Bracks Government has paid private pollsters to gauge public opinion on building new dams is an example of a government that’s...
Snake seized
Hamish HeardAuthorities yesterday labelled the Geelong region Victoria’s illegal reptile capital after investigators swooped on a hotel to seize an exotic snake, drugs and...
Putting for inclusivity
The genU Adventure team partnered with Golf Australia to run an all-abilities Golf Clinic for genU clients to kick of the Vic Open. Independent...
