Delay council election to keep admins, says lobby
By Luke Voogt
A private lobby has made a last-ditch attempt to delay council elections an extra year just two months before the scheduled poll...
Ambulance review after man is left in agony
By Mandy Oakham
A Drysdale man says he drove to hospital doubled over in agony after hearing he faced a “minimum“ four-hour wait for an...
Judges struggle to pick the best of the best
A flood of entries has fired “robust discussion” on the judging panel for this year’s Powercor Geelong Business Excellence Awards, according to the panel’s...
Top cop’s DNA discovery
By Mandy Oakham
Five-hundred Geelong homes will trial new technology to fight crime, according to police.
Police were door-knocking homes in areas with high crime rates...
Rare cancers envoy speaks from heart
Geelong world champion and paralympian Kelly Cartwright has led a mission to Canberra to give a voice to the voiceless.
Cartwright was in the Australian...
Northern ‘allies’ opposing Ansett
The first alliance of ward candidates has emerged for October’s council elections, with three contenders for Windemere confirming their mutual support.
Lara mother Kylie Grzybek...
Standing-room-only rail rides
By Luke Voogt
Overcrowding plagued almost three quarters of peak hour trains on the Geelong line in March, according this week’s damning Auditor-General report.
The report...
Street sculpture ‘Eddy’ cops an earful
By Luke Voogt
A new Brougham Street sculpture has been terrifying nearby workers, who have since tentatively named the “bold” artwork ‘Eddy’.
Jamieson Parsons thought...
New magazine a hit with new homes and land
The Geelong Indy has launched a free publication devoted to the region’s best home builders and residential estates.
Geelong Coast New Homes & Land is...
Double Take
Nature and heritage have clashed in central Geelong, with the latter emerging the loser.
The vanquished in question is an historic but long-buried marble staircase...
In Brief
Drivers busted
Police have charged motorists with 14 offences during a crackdown on “dangerous driver behaviour” in central Geelong.
Drug driving, speeding and using mobile phones...
New mall call after big brawl
By Mandy Oakham
Behaviour is worsening in Geelong’s troubled city mall, according to traders.
They spoke out this week after police posted on Facebook images of...
Dinos beat Sharks by five wickets
Newcomb & District enjoyed a five-wicket win against Manifold Heights in Geelong Cricket Association Division 4 on Saturday and Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was...
