Three nabbed after servo robbery
Geelong police arrested three youths in Norlane following an alleged armed robbery in Hoppers Crossing on Wednesday morning.
Investigators received reports that a group of...
A millionaire straight away
By Luke Voogt
Bellarine Village Lotto has celebrated Geelong’s latest millionaire, after selling its fourth division one winning ticket this year.
Store owner Ben Kelberg was...
Gran’s got a heart of gold
By Luke Voogt
Barwon Heads gran Roslyn Claringbold will hit the pedals next Thursday, riding 400km in four days for grandson Gilbert, who has muscular...
Plan for rail duplication
Detailed planning has begun on the South Geelong to Waurn Ponds rail duplication, after the State Government contracted a company to create a business...
Curtain comes down
The Geelong Performing Arts Centre’s (GPAC) general manager Jill Smith will resign in early 2018, after 10 years in the role.
Ms Smith was “looking...
700 bells and all’s well
A Geelong artist has chimed in with 700 bells to try spreading harmony in Melbourne’s troubled south-east.
Manifold Heights’ Jasmine Grace has installed the golden...
‘Success’ behind council loan growth, say admins
By Luke Voogt
Geelong’s “urban growth success” is partly responsible for a forecast blowout in City Hall loans to $125 million, according to council administrators.
Administrators...
Bearing up
By Luke Voogt
Ford IT workers got their hands dirty giving Jirralinga Koala and Wildlife Sanctuary a “much-needed” makeover on Wednesday.
Waurn Pond’s Richard Crow was...
Bill hits the gas in Geelong
By Luke Voogt
Bill Shorten has turned up the pressure on Victorian gas bans a week after the Indy reported a local MP’s push to...
Late but north health hub ‘closer’
An overdue health centre is “a step closer” for Geelong’s northern suburbs with the finalisation of a consultant’s business case, according to City Hall.
Council...
Yacht club plans on different tack
By Luke Voogt
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club has scaled back stage one plans of its waterfront redevelopment by $5.5 million following a Federal Government...
CMCA to manage Seagull Paddock
Geelong council’s search for a tourism operator for a large public area site in the city’s north has ended successfully.
The City of Greater Geelong...
