Dry month set to equal local record
Hamish HeardGeelong will have sweltered through its equal driest October on record unless clouds burst over the city this weekend.
Geelong Weather Services meteorologist Lindsay...
State to consider Queensland booze ban
Peter FaragoCALLS for a halt to promotion of cutprice drinks in Geelong have prompted the Victorian Government to consider Queensland’s ban on cheapbooze advertisements.
Member...
DJ to spin lessons learnt hard way
Jane EmerickDJ Nino Brown has always loved hiphop music.
But it was more than love that brought the Sydney man from making mix tapes for...
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...
Welcome mat rolls out for 300 skilled migrants
Hamish HeardGeelong’s skilled labour pool has grown by 300 workers courtesy of a new State Government strategy to address a skills shortage affecting the...
Tears flow in doctor’s trial on sex for drugs
Karen HartA FORMER drug addict broke down in tears yesterday as she told a Geelong court how a doctor repeatedly injected her with drugs...
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...
Slam for MP over backflip on shire
Alex de VosA public meeting has demanded to know why Labor MP Lisa Neville has “backflipped” on plans for a new Bellarine Peninsula shire.
Participants...
MP tp tackle city”s carbon output
By Geelong Story UpdatesFederal Member for Corio Gavan O’Connor has unveiled an ambitious plan to drastically reduce carbon emissions in the Geelong region.
Mr O’Connor...
In Brief
Baby autopsy
Police are awaiting an autopsy on the death of a newborn baby at a Grovedale home.
Police discovered the baby wrapped in cloth and...
Minister backs bridge fix-up
Hamish HeardThe future of the Barwon Heads bridge remains uncertain despite State Planning Minister Justin Madden yesterday announcing his support for a plan to...
Former church to flog alcohol
Andrew MathiesonNeighbours are up in arms over plans to serve alcohol at a former church amid rural land on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Victorian Civil...
Torquay too strong at Ocean Grove
Visiting side Torquay took all 16 points when they defeated Ocean Grove 2 by 62 shots to 50 on Tuesday February 4. Independent photographer...
