”Sensational” reaction to sewage fish project
Jane EmerickPlans for a 100hectare fish farm using recycled water on the Bellarine Peninsula have won cautious early support on council.
Peninsula ward councillor...
Super chance for city
Hamish HeardRetaining a bigger slice of residents’ $9 billion in super funds has been identified as a key to Geelong’s economic development.
Regional Development Victoria...
Noise hotline
Andrew MathiesonQUEENSCLIFF residents will be told to call a hotline to complain about noisy guests staying overnight in new group accommodation.
Borough of Queenscliffe...
Surge in peninsula million-dollar homes
BY HAMISH HEARDThe amount of home owners sitting on million-dollar-plus residential properties in City of Greater Geelong has more than doubled in the past...
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...
Residents to get first say on towns” future
Karen HartA COMMUNITY group has welcomed council plans to give Drysdale and Clifton Springs residents the first chance to shape their towns’ futures.
Council will...
It’s Bruce almighty
Hamish HeardGeelong’s mayoral vote is stitched up, with Belmont’s Bruce Harwood poised to seize the top job next week.
Cr Harwood confirmed to the Independent...
The science of botanical art
Andrew MathiesonMARGARET Muffet isn’t a scientist – far from it.
She’s a botanical artist - and a pretty good one.
The Belmont resident was awarded a...
Choir hoping for help
Jane EmerickA choir of Ugandan children who have lost parents to the AIDS epidemic raging across Africa will perform at Geelong Church this month....
State land option for developer. Fear over servos
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S council has refused a developer’s application to buy council-owned land for a service station on Lovely Banks’ Plantation Road.
But council now...
Global trends to hit out jobs for a straight six
By Geelong Story UpdatesFORD Australia president Tom Gorman this week confirmed the news nobody in Geelong wanted to hear – that 600 jobs would...
Retailers warm up to hot idea for cold water
Hamish HeardThe nation’s retailers have been quick to snap up the latest offering from a Geelong inventor who brought the world’s first heated wetsuit...
‘Suspicious’ house fire in Whittington
Police are investigating a "suspicious" house fire that has broken out in Whittington overnight.
Emergency services responded to reports of a structure fire...
