‘Guilty Party’ seeks revenge
Peter FaragoTHE Guilty Party is getting its revenge.
The State Government was the first cab off the rank in the 2006 election campaign, running...
Doctor defends dose
Jane EmerickGeelong doctor Carl Grace yesterday defended his actions after a coroner ruled that he prescribed an “excessive” amount of morphine to a woman...
City loses demand for cash. Space war win
Andrew MathiesonA developer has won a legal battle against City Hall’s demand for cash to create open space offsetting a residential project opposite Kardinia...
Who’s on top as underdog?
Peter FaragoIf everybody is claiming to be the underdog, then who’s dog is on top?
That’s the question after the Independent polled the region’s major...
New structure set to tower over harbour
Andrew MathiesonA 27metre high navigational tower is set to stand over Queenscliff’s redeveloped harbour.
Port of Melbourne Corporation wants to build the tower as part...
$40m housing lift
Hamish HeardA $40 million building program would put roofs over the heads of 200 disadvantaged families at Norlane, State Government announced yesterday.
Member for Lara...
Libs planning to move into the city
Hamish HeardState Opposition leader Ted Baillieu is “investigating” moving one of the region’s two Upper House Liberal parliamentarians to an office in Geelong, according...
Public meeting to grill Vicroads
RESIDENTS objecting to section three of the Geelong bypass project will have the opportunity to sound out Vicroads at a public meeting on Wednesday...
Month targets bowels
Hamish HeardA monthlong campaign to prevent bowel cancer deaths in the Geelong region will kick off next week.
Bowelscan Month organisers hope thousands of locals...
Bracks: plenty of water for growth
Peter FaragoA STATE Government strategy would secure enough water for Geelong’s population to continue growing at record levels until 2030, Premier Steve Bracks said.
The...
Be prepared
COUNTRY Fire Authority has urged residents to begin preparing for the region’s worst fire season ever.
The region’s fire chief Bob Barry said taking the...
Out of the shadows
Andrew MathiesonBRUCE Scott has a better understanding than most about what makes the mind tick.
It was 50 years ago that he first confronted and...
Man, I feel like a woman
It’s up to Geelong to decide the queen of country music as ‘Man, I Feel Like A Woman’ coming to the city next month....
