State reveals options to save Anglesea River after Alcoa closure
A river reduced to channels and mudflats will greet tourists at Anglesea if authorities stop discharging water from Alcoa’s abandoned mine without supplementary action,...
Residents, developers slam Surf Coast Shire’s new plans for Spring Creek
Residents have slammed latest plans for homes at Spring Creek, fearing Great Ocean Road traffic chaos and population pressures from overdevelopment of the farmland...
Storages rise after ‘average’ June weather
Under the Weather, by Lindsay Smail
Geelong recorded almost spot-on average temperatures for June.
The month finished with an average daily low of 6.7...
Water cost to fall
Barwon Water prices have fallen again for a consecutive year, the authority has announced.
The decrease was in line with a five-year plan covering pricing,...
Police arrest pair over ‘theft series’
In brief
Police have arrested two men over a series of thefts stretching from the Bellarine Peninsula to Colac.
The incidents included the alleged theft of...
Double Take
The battle for parking spaces can test civility at the best of times but throw in career aspirations and the mix becomes positively volatile.
These...
Libs lead in Corangamite
By LUKE VOOGT
Corangamite is poised for another close election result, with MP Sarah Henderson holding a small lead in the polls before tomorrow’s election.
A...
Koalas tourist lure
By LUKE VOOGT
Koalas could turn Lara into an international tourist destination, according to local tourism operators.
Echidna Walkabout’s Janine Duffy said increasing the koala population...
Floating tree wins three more years, worth $16m
Geelong’s floating Christmas tree has earned a three-year lifeline.
Council administrators have committed $400,000 a year to keep it shining until 2018 after an independent...
$12.6m ‘gap’ for sports upgrades
Two sports grounds won funding lifelines in City Hall’s finalised budget this week but a third missed out as administrators expressed concern at a...
Carp cost keeper in court
Keeping carp has cost an Ocean Grove man $1745 in court.
A Geelong magistrate found the 51-year-old guilty of possessing koi carp, which has been...
Fence ‘preserves’ memorial reserve
By LUKE VOOGT
Dedicated Waurn Ponds residents have worked tirelessly to ensure their century-old memorial remains unforgotten.
Jack Harriott and a local committee recently finished a...
Christine takes on the Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road will host this year’s TAC Great Vic Bike Ride, with a Geelong woman participating in the five-day cycling event. ...
