Your hit list. What locals hate most
Alex de VosNeglected roads and footpaths, “inappropriate” development and inadequate public transport have emerged as pet hates on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Residents fingered their least...
Dunes to be fenced
Jane EmerickNew fences will block men trying to meet for sex in dunes at Point Impossible.
Executive officer David Clarke said Great Ocean Road Coast...
A late surge for holiday shoppers
Hamish HeardGEELONG retailers have reported a mixed bag of results following the mad holiday shopping season, according to Geelong Retailers Association president Hayden Spurling.
And...
Independent stars at newspaper awards night
By Geelong Story UpdatesThe Independent has scooped the pool at an annual awards night for Star News Group.
The Independent won nine awards to finish...
Trip leaves mum, daughter on top of the world
Andrew MathiesonORDINARY mother and daughter pair Jill and Kara Dixon decided one day to stop dreaming and start doing.
They were sick of just sitting...
Chaos at Whittington as mum seeks escape
Hamish HeardChaotic scenes surrounded Whittington Primary School yesterday as police and media descended on the family home of a boy accused of terrorising staff...
‘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...
Snake seized
Hamish HeardAuthorities yesterday labelled the Geelong region Victoria’s illegal reptile capital after investigators swooped on a hotel to seize an exotic snake, drugs and...
Angry reaction over secrecy on port plan
Andrew MathiesonNORTHERN suburbs residents have reacted angrily to secret plans for State Government to seize control of Geelong’s port.
The Independent revealed last week that...
Nudists’ look out on beach
Jane EmerickA NUDISTS’ lobby group has called on its members to flush out illegal activity at Torquay’s Point Impossible amid calls to axe the...
Council: why we must fly overseas
Andrew MathiesonGeelong councillors have defended their overseas travel after approving new trips to China and Japan.
The councillors this week voted to send Mayor Peter...
Shamed Grubbers to take holocaust lesson
Alex de VosOcean Grove footballers have agreed to visit Melbourne’s Holocaust Museum after allegedly attacking a Jewish man while on their way home from...
From the Archives
16 years ago
July 10, 2009
Residents and local politicians fear the “Leopold pong” emitting from Lake Connewarre could have a huge impact on the natural...
