Motel man slams dodgy planning
Alex de VosA Geelong lawyer has demanded a shake up of Surf Coast Shire’s planning processes after losing his second bid to build a...
Toy library on borrowed time
Alex de VosGeelong’s volunteer shortage could force one of the city’s free toy libraries to close its doors, according to the operator.
Geelong West Toy...
Rising prices lead to volunteer crisis
Alex de VosUnderprivileged children and the disabled are missing out on services across the region as rising living costs force volunteers to quit their...
Tavern proponent Lygon Street in Torquay
Alex de VosA nightclub owner has hit back at residents who claim his proposed Bell Street tavern will increase public drunkenness in “boozy” Torquay.
Ripe...
Road, rail woe boosts 1000-seat Port ferry
Jessica BentonRising fuel prices and crowded trains have lifted hopes for a Portarlington ferry, according to a group investigating a commuter service to Melbourne.
Bellarine...
Sex attack allegation: Taxi boss puts driver on hold
Alex de VosGeelong Taxi Network has suspended a driver amid allegations he sexually assaulted a passenger.
Network chief executive officer Peter Valentine yesterday told the...
Shelve pipeline plan, state told
State Government must shelve plans for locking the Geelong region into “expensive” desalinated water from Melbourne, according to the opposition.
Coalition water spokesperson Peter Walsh...
Bomb experts swoop on mine at Ocean Grove beach
Jessica BentonBomb experts swooped on a World War Two mine at Ocean Grove’s surf beach yesterday.
Bellarine Police leading Senior Constable Richard Keogh said the...
Anger at taverns for boozy town
Alex de VosResidents have demanded authorities halt distribution of more liquor licences in “boozy” Torquay after last week’s Independent revealed plans for two taverns...
Drawing a long bow
Andrew MathiesonARCHERY has come a long way since John Womersley first picked a limb out from a tree and planed it down into the...
Gun battle over Eastern Park: Lawyers called in
Alex de VosGeelong Gun Club is in a legal battle with State Govern-ment after continuing to ignore a deadline to stop shooting at its...
Uni spies on cyber terrorism
Kim WatersDeakin University has drawn a cone of silence over its role in a top-secret project to fight terrorists in cyberspace.
The university has refused...
No more daffodils for Butler
As a crime buff, comedian Kieran Butler became, like so many people, invested in the Erin Patterson mushroom murder case.
But he found himself laughing...
