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Dump unisex toilets

Jane EmerickResidents are up in arms over plans for a unisex toilet block on Torquay’s front beach foreshore. Great Ocean Road Coast Committee has submitted...

Week of bloodshed

Hamish HeardA week of bloodshed in Geelong’s suburbs has left one man dead, another with stab wounds and a third victim in hospital after...

A road to ruin

By Geelong Story UpdatesA stretch of the main road to St Leonards is a threat to safety despite a $2 million upgrade a little...

Angling club bid on break

Jane EmerickTorquay anglers are pushing for a new study to pave the way for a breakwater at Fisherman’s Beach. Torquay Angling Club wants State Government’s...

Exercise a stroll in the park

Lisa HumphriesLocal Olympian Lee Troop will lead Geelong parents in an attempt to help get a world pram-strolling record tomorrow. Geelong will be one of...

Community care

Karen HartTO SAY Aboriginal elder Lyn McInnes is dedicated to helping Geelong’s indigenous community is an understatement. The mother of three has spent nearly half...

Homes in TiTree ”on their own”, says CFA

Andrew MathiesonNATIVE Ti Tree poses a bushfire threat to homes on the Bellarine Peninsula this summer, the CFA has warned homeowners. CFA regional...

Call for EES on new Lonsdale homes plan

Andrew MathiesonA PEAK environmental group has called for an environmental effects study before council considers an ageing Point Lonsdale shell grit mine for residential...

Breaking up is hard to do

Peter FaragoA PLAN to break the Bellarine Peninsula from City of Greater Geelong council is a popular idea for many residents of the region...

Walkers stepping out for health and coffee

Jane EmerickWalk for the health benefits but, more importantly, walk for the coffee. That’s the message a Torquay walking group is using to urge other...

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...

Footy could go. Water crisis sports threat

Hamish HeardTorquay footballers are facing a 2007 season without home games after a council decision to replace Spring Creek Reserve’s playing surface left it...

Summer pennants heat up

It was a perfect day for the resumption of Tennis Geelong’s summer pennants, and with the countdown to finals restarted the competition is hot...

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