Missing three weeks
Police are searching for a Bell Park woman who has been missing for three weeks.
Kellie Tarticchio, 34, was last seen at an address on...
Just missed first place
By Luke Voogt
Bell Park designer Ali Rauf narrowly missed top place at the Melbourne Cup in a prestigious, invite-only fashion competition last week.
Ali’s equine-themed...
Wolfgang back on the bike
By Luke Voogt
Bell Park pensioner Wolfgang Klemenz has returned to the pedals after two knee replacements, thanks to a Geelong-based electric bike (ebike) trial.
“I’d...
Win turkeys and $100 ‘gift cards’
Gobble-gobble!
Yes, it’s time for Indy readers to get their giblets out with the annual return of Geelong’s favourite Christmas competition.
Talkin’ Turkey’s back in 2017...
Showing the way for science
Creating forensic crime scenes for primary school sleuths is just one way award-winning Highton scientist Luke Henderson makes science interesting.
Associate Professor Henderson won a...
News in Brief
School’s asbestos
Potentially deadly asbestos in a building at an East Geelong primary school has led to a $1.5 million State Government fix.
A new modular...
Power prices are putting heat on business
By Luke Voogt
Geelong businesses are struggling to cope with rising power costs according the city’s chamber of commerce.
“The lack of confidence around energy and...
State ‘sour’ over new mayor
By Luke Voogt
The Victorian Government has baulked at welcoming Bruce Harwood as mayor after sacking him with the rest of Geelong’s council in 2016.
The...
Double Take
Torquay residents are up in arms over the threat of five-storey buildings in the beachside centre of their once-sleepy town.
Fair enough, too. The Gold...
Big ‘yes’ vote for same-sex marriage
By Luke Voogt
Moriac’s Sharyn Faulkner can finally look forward to her son tying the knot after Australia voted to legalise same-sex marriage.
Her son Ned...
Council chief announces resignation
By Luke Voogt
City Hall chief executive officer Kelvin Spiller has announced his resignation for 31 March despite a further six months remaining on his...
City’s debt is a concern says new mayor
By Luke Voogt
Geelong’s future debt could delay or stop City Hall projects, new mayor Bruce Harwood has warned.
“Any debt concerns me,” he said on...
26-year drought broken
Anglesea broke a 26-year premiership drought by defeating Geelong Amateur in the Bellarine Football League grand final. Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at Grinter...
