Film finds lifts road world listing hope
Hamish HeardA documentary using early 1900s film footage of towns along Victoria’s west coast could hold the key to a World Heritage listing for...
Berth rates anger
Andrew MathiesonBerths could cost almost $13,000 a year at Queenscliff’s redeveloped harbour, a community group has warned.
Queenscliff Community Association’s Joan Kenwood said the developer...
Papers debtors warned
Andrew MathiesonA PORTARLINGTON community newsletter has threatened to shame advertisers who have left bills unpaid for months.
The Port Report has told readers it is...
Mill grinding toward 150th celebration
Andrew MathiesonTHE four storey Portarlington mill has long had a presence on the town’s skyline.
Once threatened by demolition, and after surviving several sporadic changes...
Top 28 water users named
Peter FaragoThe region’s biggest users of drinking water guzzled more than three billion litres last year, according to an annual report.
Shell’s Corio Refinery, the...
St Leonards Holden a 150th birthday bash
Andrew MathiesonSt Leonards Progress Association plans to turn the town’s milestone anniversary into an annual street party this weekend.
St Leonards will celebrate the founding...
Geelong loses historic medal
Andrew MathiesonCOUNTER bidding for the historic Brownlow Medal of legendary Cat Edward ‘Carji’ Greeves has priced Geelong Football Club out of the market.
President Frank...
Slam for bridge planning
Andrew MathiesonBARWON HEADS’ bridge will adopt a portion of its historic 1927 design to secure heritage approval under Vicroads redevelopment plans.
But Friends of the...
Schoolies drug team
Peter FaragoDRUG and alcohol treatment workers will support affected teenagers under a harm minimisation strategy for Schoolies Week on the Surf Coast.
Youth Substance Abuse...
Live at home
Sally PoehlandGEELONG singer songwriter Austin is returning home to perform songs from his new EP Live in Fitzroy.
“I’m really looking forward to playing in...
Mozzie menace money scare to fight threat
Andrew MathiesonA funding shortfall has left the Bellarine Peninsula swamped in an outbreak of mosquitoes, according to a councillor.
Environment portfolio holder Tom O’Connor blamed...
Dredging compo block fear
Andrew MathiesonWATERTIGHT legislation on controversial bay dredging could prevent Bellarine Peninsula businesses from taking legal action, according to a lobby group acting on behalf...
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...
