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...
Fishos eatery settled
Hamish HeardA Highton businessman has won a green light to open a restaurant on the top floor of a redeveloped angling club building at...
Butcher back in Torquay
Hamish HeardTorquay meat lovers will have a new flavour to sink their teeth into when gourmet butcher chain Farm Foods opens an outlet in...
Hunter wants to prove he is his own man
Geelong draftee Hunter Holmes is relishing being reunited with new assistant coach Nathan Buckley as he sets out to prove he's his own man...
