Region’s voters at political crossroad
Peter FaragoWHATEVER the outcome of tomorrow’s election, the political landscape in Geelong will be changed forever.
The Australian Labor Party has clawed its way to...
Half of coast board returned
More than half the members of the board overseeing management of the Surf Coast’s foreshore would keep their jobs, State Government announced yesterday.
Environment Minister...
Region ‘among worst’ for cost of climate change. Heat on budgets
THE COST of climate change will hit Geelong region households harder than almost anywhere else in Australia, according to a new report.
The State of...
Barwon Water unveils garden audit program
Qualified horticulturalists will visit homes to assess gardens and provide advice under a Barwon Water program to help customers cope with drought.
Barwon Water announced...
Mr Rudd won’t be happy…New MP wags school lessons
Alex de VosMember-elect for Corangamite Darren Cheeseman has failed to complete his first homework assignment.
Mr Cheeseman said he was unable to visit two schools...
Out of Africa then in the Sydney to Hobart
Andrew MathiesonA COUPLE of carefree Sudanese refugees who live for the hip-hop scene will be the first Africans to compete in the Sydney to...
Mayor backs Webster
Alex de VosSURF Coast Shire Mayor Rose Hodge will throw her weight behind Councillor Dean Webster at next months mayoral election.
Cr Hodge said she...
‘Independent’ mayoral bid amid ALP takeover
Geelong’s Mayor has des-cribed himself as an “independent” as he seeks a second term in the wake of Labor ousting the region’s last sitting...
Public drunks set for ‘pats on head’
Alex de VosDrunks could stagger Geelong’s streets with impunity under State Government plans to consider decriminalising public drunkenness, according to a report yesterday.
A News...
The seeds of hope
Andrew MathiesonAFTER the initial handshake, Paul Weight’s big, cheeky grin can sell the virtues of the straight life to society’s most marginalised.
The Geelong youth...
MP fails first test but Libs expelled
Peter FaragoGEELONG’S two new representatives in Federal Parliament begin a new game of snakes and ladders this week.
Over and done with is the game...
Election hits festival numbers while…Drunks spoil the party
Jessica BentonDrunks and brawls marred this year’s Queenscliff Music Festival, according to police, organisers and residents.
Queenscliff police arrested two people for drunkenness and unruly...
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...
