Water bottles for Preps
Barwon Water is providing refillable water bottles to Prep students starting their school journeys.
Hamlyn Banks Primary School principal Nigel Holloway welcomed the initiative...
Give Geelong Appeal kicks off
The Give Where You Live Foundation’s Give Geelong Appeal is in full swing after kicking off with Footy Gear Friday last week.
The week-long fundraiser,...
Singing in a way that only family can
A Bellarine sibling duo is channelling their love of storytelling and smooth vocal tones in a new song about growing up.
Wild Honey...
Thousands flock to All Ford Day
Ford lovers flocked to Geelong with more than 1500 vehicles on display at the All Ford Day on March 17. Independent photographer Ivan Kemp...
Schools band together for local music fest
Five local government schools are coming together to showcase the best of their student bands at a free music festival.
The Geelong Evening Music Fest...
From the Archives
14 years ago
March 12, 2010
Witnesses have begun telling court their heart-rending stories of losing life savings in the $60 million collapse of a Geelong...
Local news and local jobs at risk
Australia’s largest organisation of newspaper publishers has attacked the announcement by Meta that it will no longer negotiate deals with publishers once current agreements...
Meta decision a warning to all
One of our pet hates at the Independent is the phrase: “Yeah, I read about that on Facebook”.
Gets the hackles up every time.
Yes, the...
Radical reshape stands out in small sedan
Puffing out its chest Hyundai has declared its radically redesigned 2004 i30 Sedan is meant to turn heads. It does, but not all for...
Council supports the arts
Council this week welcomed recipients of our Arts Project grants program to a meet-and-greet at Wurriki Nyal.
There were 19 projects – receiving a total...
Community calendar
Easter service
Manifold Heights and Geelong Korean Baptist Church service, cnr Volum St and Shannon Ave, Manifold Heights. Easter Sunday March 31, 10am, followed...
A celebration of all things Ford
Geelong’s Eastern Park roars to life this weekend with the highly anticipated 33rd Annual All Ford Day on Sunday, March 17.
With around 1500 cars...