Hockey pay strike nurses
Jane EmerickFederal Government yesterday ordered Barwon Health to pay its nurses after threatening to dock their wages if they went on strike.
Workplace Relations Minister...
O Connor to take on former party at polls
Dumped Labor MP Gavan O’Connor yesterday announced he would run as an independent at the federal election to clean up a “cesspool” of politics...
Sludge battle turns nasty
Andrew MathiesonActivists allege they have been threatened over their attempts to thwart a $70 million plan to dry sewage sludge for fertiliser near Breamlea.
Community...
City violence cut by half
Jane EmerickViolent crime in central Geelong has fallen almost 50 per cent since police launched a campaign 10 months ago to crack down on...
Shire says no to tip scrounger
Jane EmerickSurf Coast Shire environmentalists are demanding access to Anglesea tip so they can scrounge for waste to recycle, according to a woman who...
Dirty tactics alleged in sludge plant fight
Andrew MathiesonActivists allege they have been threatened over their attempts to thwart a $70 million plan to dry sewage sludge for fertiliser near Breamlea.
Community...
Leopold banking on community return
Sally PoehlandLeopold residents will have a chance to become shareholders in a community bank tomorrow.
Ward councillor Rod Macdonald said an information tent at...
City rate cheat
Hamish HeardCity of Greater Geelong’s use of “shonky” private building surveyors has cheated ratepayers out of millions of dollars in rates revenue, according to...
Dropped case shocks family
Hamish HeardA decision to drop charges against a woman accused of murdering four of her children in Geelong has disappointed their father’s family.
Prosecutors this...
Rental supply worsens
Hamish HeardA new plunge in rental vacancies has left Geelong renters struggling to find homes, with demand outstripping supply.
Real Estate Institute of Victoria yesterday...
Gillard visits city with boots on
Hamish HeardDeputy Labor leader Julia Gillard yesterday became the latest in a string of powerful ALP figures to visit Geelong to bolster the party’s...
Push to build ships, oil rigs
Hamish HeardGeelong could become a manufacturing base for navy ships and oil rigs under a plan to attract new industries to the city.
Geelong Manufacturing...
200-run stand for Couta pair
An unbeaten double-century partnership got Queenscliff’s Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association A1 Grade season back on track after a winless opening three rounds.
Captain Hayden Illingworth...
