Premier apologises for fat joke
PREMIER Daniel Andrews has apologised personally for a fat joke about the weight of South Barwon MP Andrew Katos.
In State Parliament on Tuesday Mr...
Two out of three from Melbourne ain’t bad, says chair
By JUSTIN FLYNN
City Hall’s new chairwoman is not perturbed that two of the council’s three new administrators are not from Geelong.
Dr Kathy Alexander was...
Target drags the Wesfarmers chain
The decision to relocate Target’s head office - coupled with the poor returns from the retailer - will drag down the returns of parent...
Bunyip is ready to light up the night sky
By LUKE VOOGT
A monstrous bunyip will emerge from the darkness at Corio’s Cloverdale Community Centre tomorrow night.
The three-metre sculpture - created by artists Daniele...
Union in court over Geelong Grammar site breach
Geelong union official Brendan Murphy faces Federal Court action over an allegation he illegally closed down a Geelong Grammar School construction site.
Fair Work Building...
Lake reserve is Roger’s living legacy
A project to protect one of the Bellarine Peninsula’s most important freshwater wetlands has honoured the memory of a man who helped formulate the...
Pipeline to unlock Golden Plains ‘foodbowl’
About 770 new local farming jobs are a step closer after the completion of a pipeline to a developing food production precinct near Geelong,...
Geelong council administrators appointed
The three administrators taking over from Geelong’s sacked council have been announced.
Former Committee for Geelong head Peter Dorling will be joined by former Melbourne...
GM goes for a carbon revolution
Hard on the heels of learning that Ford’s top performance car will offer Carbon Revolution wheels, word is out that General Motors will follow...
Clifton Springs house fire victim dies
The victim of an alleged bashing and stabbing who was pulled from his own burning house last Thursday night has died in hospital.
The 79-year-old...
Neville named new Police Minister
Bellarine MP Lisa Neville has been named the new Minister for Police in a state government reshuffle.
Premier Daniel Andrews said he reshuffled the ministries...
Your letters
Stephen Chenery’s letter (Geelong Independent, July 25) about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki puts the cart before the horse.
Stephen, it was nearly...
