Golf offer slammed
Jane EmerickTorquay Golf Club members yesterday slammed a $55 million RACV takeover bid.
They called the finalised offer a “sweetener” that would leave them empty...
Drawing the line on graffiti artists
Peter FargoPROPOSED State Government anti-graffiti laws rightfully target the offenders without taking property owners as collateral damage.
Police Minister Bob Cameron last week extended the...
Peninsula horse riders plan city streets protest
Alex de VosRiders will lead their horses through central Geelong to protest a lack of safe riding destinations on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Ocean Grove horse...
Runner pounds path past 200th ultra-marathon
Jane EmerickGeelong endurance athlete Peter Gray has become the first Australian to complete 200 ultra–marathons.
Gray finished his 200th race last weekend when he completed...
Council, residents, Flintstones in VCAT
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S council and Belmont residents will side together today to register their opposition to a proposed concrete batching plant at Grovedale.
The Victorian Civil...
Pilates, yoga, sports equipment in Surf Coast perks scheme. Shire massages staff, council
Hamish HeardSurf Coast ratepayers will foot the bill for councillors and shire staff to enjoy massages, weight loss programs and yoga classes under a...
HIV focus set on city
Hamish HeardA Federal Government review probing whether HIVpositive immigrants could enter Australia undetected will focus on two Geelong men accused of knowingly infecting women...
Parking focus for city centre
Peter FaragoGEELONG’S council has parked its focus at a critical issue facing the city centre.
Providing a better service for workers commuting to the city...
Council, residents, Flintstones in VCAT
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S council and Belmont residents will side together today to register their opposition to a proposed concrete batching plant at Grovedale.
The Victorian Civil...
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...
Many stages of Gyan
Andrew MathiesonYEARS after a Geelong singer/songwriter made her name internationally, Gyan is still musing on what’s in a name.
Now she sees the funny side...
‘Outsource’ plan stirs anger at uni
Andrew MathiesonDEAKIN University’s multi-purpose gymnasium is at risk of falling into the hands of a commercial provider, a student association has warned.
Students fear that...
Helping hand for Cottage
Darren Allbutt’s Sea & Wood exhibition at Cottage by the Sea late last year was so well received that the fifth-generation Queenscliff resident is...
