Tougher bans on water loom
Hamish HeardStage three water restrictions are set to grip the Geelong region by the end of the month, according to a confidential memo.
The Independent...
New group a bit of a giggle for mums
Bellarine Peninsula mums and their bubs will have more to giggle about when a new parental support group kicks off next week.
Drysdale resident Kellie...
Radios tune into city thugs
Jane EmerickTwo-way radios were set to debut in Geelong nightclubs last night as the latest weapon in a crackdown on violence in the central...
Please do not forget Sarah
Hamish HeardA family’s pleas for a memorial to mark the place where a teenage girl died in a collision with a train have fallen...
Cards on the table
Hamish HeardUndecided Torquay voters will weigh up major party promises on education, transport links, dogs on beaches, fishing and police when they front tomorrow’s...
Travel bills at $30,000
Jane EmerickSurf Coast councillors have left ratepayers with a $30,000 travel bill.
Councillor expenses for the past financial year also included $9000 for attending conferences...
RSL to discuss merger
Karen HartMerger plans are on the table for two Bellarine Peninsula sub-branches of the RSL.
The Ocean Grove sub-branch, which has around 110 members, will...
Police on patrol but nudist outcome ”twisted”
Jane EmerickAuthorities have twisted a workshop vote against nudism at Point Impossible in a bid to save the beach’s clothing-optional status, according to participants.
Surf...
Fine plan for meters
Jane EmerickA shire refusal to supply parking inspectors could thwart controversial plans for meters at Torquay beaches.
Torquay councillor Ron Humphrey said he was organising...
But we”ve just bought a house
Hamish HeardFORD engine plant workers were yesterday grappling with feelings of shock and anger after the company told them their jobs would be gone...
Homes in TiTree ”on their own”, says CFA
Andrew MathiesonNATIVE Ti Tree poses a bushfire threat to homes on the Bellarine Peninsula this summer, the CFA has warned homeowners.
CFA regional...
Expert: expect change to bigger surf
Jane EmerickGlobal warming promises bigger waves for the region’s surfers, according to a climate change expert.
But CSIRO scientist Dr Kathleen McInnes said big waves...
Community views needed on neighbourhood house upgrade
Members of the public have the chance to help shape the City’s newest community centre.
The City of Greater Geelong has called on the Geelong...
