Fisheries surveillance busts illegal net, saves animals at Lara
Authorities have saved native animals from an illegal net after an overnight surveillance operation at Lara, according to Victoria’s fisheries department
The 8.8-metre fish...
Legal stand-off over Lara’s rubbish mountain as fire danger looms
A company responsible for a “fire risk” rubbish pile at Lara has appealed clean-up orders, according to the state’s environmental watchdog.
C&D Recycling and authorities...
Locals hunt glass prizes
By Justin Flynn
Treasure hunters have been busy searching shops on the northern Bellarine Peninsula with the annual Festival of Glass getting underway...
Bring on the RAK’T
By Justin Flynn
Slowly building a fan base with regular gigs, local band RAK'T will play the Sphinx Hotel on the Australia Day...
Huge cruiser cancels visit
One of the biggest cruise ships ever scheduled to dock in Geelong has cancelled its visit, planning to instead stay overnight at Portarlington.
The loss...
Snub for traders in plan to cut parking
By Luke Voogt
Geelong council failed to consult businesses before designing plans to cut car parks and traffic lanes for a bicycle network,...
Day’s events to get Green
By Luke Voogt
Geelong Greens councillor Sarah Mansfield has promised to attend Australia Day events despite a report she could boycott them.
“Although I personally have...
Sharon’s gateway to love
By Luke Voogt
Respite volunteer Sharon Nolen still remembers the day she met 10-year-old Robert Fisher in 2010.
“From the moment I laid eyes...
Local boost to business
By Luke Voogt
Geelong small businesses have urged the Federal Government to support a local mentorship program with Commonwealth funding set to run...
Mum’s brain backs findings
By Luke Voogt
A Deakin University study showing ‘baby brain’ is real comes as no surprise to soon-to-be mother-of-two Sarah-Jane Hildreband.
“Only yesterday I...
Double Take
As Geelong struggles through the aftermath of The Great Chicken Catastrophe, a healer emerges.
From the coastal sands and across the Connewarre wetlands she comes,...
Man steals ‘worst’ beer gift
A Grinch with a thirst has stolen a slab of beer left as a Christmas gift for a Geelong business, according to police.
Investigators posted...
Investing in Greater Geelong: Tips for House Hunters
Nestled along the coast of the Corio Bay, Geelong is a city that offers small town delights as well as metropolitan heights. Only an...
