Fracking permit faces petition, driller angry
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN ONLINE petition has been launched to urge the State Government to refuse any time extension for an onshore gas exploration...
Fast-track, expansion for rollout of NBN in Geelong
MORE THAN 136,000 premises across Geelong will have access to superfast broadband by March 2017 under an accelerated three-year rollout of the National Broadband...
Gun, robbery charges reach court
By PAUL MILLAR
A 35-YEAR-OLD man under hospital guard faced court yesterday on a multitude of charges relating to armed robberies across Geelong.
Police immediately processed...
Terminals reviewing jobs in Geelong port precinct
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
TERMINALS will review its Geelong workforce after the closure of a Laverton-based chemical company.
Australian Vinyls will soon cease manufacturing polyvinyl chlorine...
State gaffe ‘behind Otways koala cull’
By PAUL MILLAR
AN EMBARRASSING gaffe has led to culling of koalas at Cape Otway, according to a conservation group.
Australian Koala Foundation said the state...
Yesterday, when the shoot began at Barwon Heads
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN ABC-TV commissioned series based on John Marsden novel Tomorrow, When the War Began filmed scenes around Barwon Heads bridge this...
Double Take
THE STINK only gets worse at Bannockburn over its rubbish collection services, or lack thereof.
Double Take readers might remember the trouble in which Golden...
Extra cash ‘to expand legal help for needy’
By PAUL MILLAR
A GEELONG legal service for the disadvantaged and victims of crime has received a major funding boost.
Barwon Community Legal Service will receive...
Portarlington mini-railway ‘back on track for summer’
By PAUL MILLAR
VOLUNTEERS expect a green light in time to re-open Portarlington’s mini-railway for summer’s tourism surge.
The Rotary Club of Drysdale ran the popular...
Bellarine community group launches appeal to cover servo costs
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A FUND-RAISING appeal will seek to cover the legal costs of a community group that lost its bid to stop a...
$1.3m ‘farm’ at Leopold to train jobless, disabled
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
HUMAN services organisation Encompass is planning a $1.3 million training facility at its rural property in Leopold.
The multi-purpose shared use training...
Event ‘breaks sustinable tradition’
THE growing popularity of sustainability on the Surf Coast has spawned a new event, Build Grow Live
Surf Coast Energy Group (SCEG) and Danawa Community...
Jaecoo J7 – China’s best yet?
Another name to grapple with as the surge in Chinese imports gathers strength and they not only come with quantity but also quality.
This time...
