Tips for saving on back to school costs
Now Christmas is over, families are bracing for the hefty costs that come with outfitting children for the new academic year.
From clothing and supplies...
Paddleboarders rescued on Christmas day
A woman and a teenager were rescued by police after they drifted from Portarlington to Werribee on their paddleboards on Christmas Day.
A 51-year-old woman...
Young sailor charts his own course
The Geelong Independent looks back on our best Friday features for 2025.
Geelong’s Will Farnell was crowned Youth Sailor of the Year by Victoria’s...
Summer Down Under for Tabby
The Geelong Independent looks back on our best Friday features for 2025.
A young English cricketer has embarked on an exciting journey to Anglesea...
Ham it up with leftovers
A leg of Christmas ham is always a festive treat many families look forward to every year however, there always seems to be leftovers...
Don’t let your campfire become a bushfire this Summer
Fire authorities and public land managers have called on anyone camping in Victorian parks, reserves and forests this summer to check the conditions and...
Chloe’s F.A.S.T. journey
The Geelong Independent looks back on our best Friday features for 2025.
Torquay’s Chloe Farrugia suffered two strokes in 2014. She speaks with...
Impressive SUV alternative
Although Korean carmaker SsangYong has been in the Australian market for the past 20 years it has never been able to get close to...
From the archives
17 years ago
19 December, 2008
A Corio man who was shot in the back while allegedly attempting a robbery with a Buzz Lightyear toy gun...
One of Geelong’s local heroes
The Geelong Independent looks back on our best Friday features for 2025.
Former radio personality Roxie Bennett gives her time and energy to...
Be aware of fire danger before travelling
Many of the places Victorians love to enjoy on their summer holidays are in a heightened fire risk area so before hitting the roads...
Seven tips to surviving the Boxing Day sales
One sleep after Christmas comes the years ultimate shopping event - the boxing day sales.
Often the busiest shopping day in the year, it...
A family affair
The Geelong Independent looks back on our best Friday features for 2025.
Father and daughter Tony Armstrong-Carrigg and Rachel Cumming make up two-ninths of...
