Building ‘plummets’
Peter FaragoBUILDING approvals dropped almost 20 per cent in City of Greater Geelong last year amid housing industry concerns that limited land supply was...
Houses threat in wetland bid
Jessica BentonA bid to list wetlands in an international protection agreement could thwart plans for an adjacent residential development at Point Lonsdale.
Geelong Environment Council...
$55m ‘inland port’ in fight for Avalon home
Alex de VosAvalon will have a $55 million “inland port” for trucks and trains if Altona residents win a fight with State Government against...
$500,000 reward fails to find new leads
A $500,000 reward has failed to loosen the lips of potential witnesses with information about the murder of a Geelong man, according to Victoria...
Coast public housing comes under fire
Alex de VosA plan to bring public housing tenants to Torquay will fail because their “lifestyle” is incompatible with existing residents, according to a...
All systems GOTV
Andrew MathiesonADAM Tribe can vividly remember when he could barely swing a video camera without tripping over the lawn mower.
It doesn’t seem that long...
Heat on state over highway
Alex de VosRACV has vowed to turn up the heat on State Government for funding to duplicate the Princes Highway between Waurn Ponds and...
It’s a service, not a job
Peter FaragoFORMER Surf Coast mayor Libby Mears has opened a can of worms, claiming she is paid a miserly $3.46 an hour to serve...
Scaling the depths for a stock-take of the piscatorial peninsula
Andrew MathiesonVOLUNTEER researchers are discovering a hidden treasure of reef fish along the Bellarine Peninsula’s shores.
Recreational scuba divers and snorkellers have taken to the...
Port under siege
Andrew MathiesonPORTARLINGTON could lose its “village atmosphere” under council plans to increase housing density, according to community groups.
Portarlington Community Association and Friends of the...
Avalon flights to increase 40 per cent Up, up and away
A 40 per cent increase in passenger flights at Avalon will put 1.4 million domestic travellers a year on Geelong’s doorstep, Jetstar announced yesterday.
The...
Police say shooting ‘random’ Gangs ruled out
Alex de VosPolice have denied gang warfare was behind a shooting in Geelong’s Yarra Street this week.
Several youths aged between 16 and 20 were...
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...
