V/Line train-builder Bombardier denies fault
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Train manufacturer Bombardier has denied responsibility for wheel-wear issues that have thrown Geelong-Melbourne rail services into chaos.
The quality of the wheels on...
Crunch time for NDIS – Premier
The Geelong-based- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was facing critical decisions that would affect it for the next 30 years, Premier Daniel Andrews said...
Poverty contributes to osteoporosis – Deakin study
Poverty contributes to osteoporosis, a Deakin University study has found.
The new research showed that the stress of social disadvantage could be putting people at...
Collapse switches off Jaffle Jaffle
Geelong’s two Jaffle Jaffle stores have collapsed into voluntary administration, with the flagship Westfield Geelong store already ceasing operations.
Gideon Rathner from Lowe Lippmann was...
Gunman on the run after Bell Post Hill shooting
A gunman is still on the run after a fatal shooting in Bell Post Hill just after 11pm on Tuesday night.
Police are on site...
Jeep bogged as business collapses
The Jeep retail chain, including a Geelong store, has collapsed into voluntary administration.
The company with the licence to sell Jeep clothing and footwear in...
Disability privatisation a ‘shock’ for local workers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Protesters fighting privatisation of disability services greeted Premier Daniel Andrews at Torquay on Thursday.
Disability workers gathered outside Peppers the Sands Resort...
V/Line rail ‘fiasco’ to continue for five more months
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Geelong commuters would wait until “the middle of the year” before train services returned to normal, Public Transport Minister Jacinta Allan said...
Hospitals in crisis claim
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong hospital waiting lists are in “crisis”, according to the opposition.
Opposition health spokeswoman Mary Wooldridge said 1093 patients were waiting for...
Trawler told to take more care
Controversial trawler Geelong Star has been given permission to resume fishing despite killing seven albatrosses.
The trawler has been ordered to stop fishing several times...
Delayed release for bunny buster
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Local farms face another year of losses to rabbits after authorities pushed back the release date for a new control virus, according...
A long time coming, Ali’s blonde hair makes the cut
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A Highton woman will cut off her long, blonde hair to celebrate her grandmother’s 10th year in remission from leukaemia.
Now 20, but...
Corio comes out on top
Corio defeated North Geelong at home on Saturday and Independent photographer Ivan Kemp saw it unfold.
