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Sands hotel redevelop ‘option’

By NOEL MURPHY A PEPPERS hotel at Torquay’s The Sands estate could be in for redevelopment as the Handbury Group weighs its options over the...

Flood rule ‘joke’

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN GEELONG'S council has revoked a planning scheme flood overlay on an Armstrong Creek estate but imposed another on Newcomb, Whittington, Corio...

Turbine works defy objectors

By NOEL MURPHY A COURT brawl over a proposed giant King Island wind farm to power Geelong has failed to slow a Hydro Tasmania feasibility...

Shop promises financial Lifeline

By NOEL MURPHY A NEW Lifeline shop on Geelong West’s Pakington St is helping the service fight back against a raft of financial challenges attacking...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Stages set for 2014

THEATRE-lovers are in for a treat, with eight shows from Australia’s most innovative and accomplished theatre companies set to play Geelong Performing Arts Centre...

JOIN THE CLUB: Women’s work done for CWA

BY JOHN VAN KLAVEREN "IT'S not all tea and scones,” declares Drysdale Country Women’s Association stalwart Shirley Rogerson. The long-time committee member suggested people come and...

Solar panel idea for dam surface

By NOEL MURPHY FLOATING solar panels on Geelong’s water supply at Wurdee Boluc Reservoir could be an an idea worth pursuing, according to Geelong Environment...

SPORT: Summer sizzles

By Brian Long SETTLED conditions last weekend produced some outstanding captures. Troy Barns fished the 18-metre line directly out from St Leonards where just on daybreak...

SPORT: Flying Cats go country

By Jim Timberlake GEELONG Cricket Club consolidated its position well inside the top eight last weekend with a stirring victory over Casey South Melbourne. In a...

Ex-councillor does numbers to reveal power bills ‘rip-off’

By NOEL MURPHY ELECTRICITY retailers are ripping off local customers by refusing to detail consumer use or charge proper tariff rates, according to a former...

Zakhele and friends on the run to help orphanage

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN PLENTY of high-profile fun runs and surf swims feature along the region’s coast every summer but a relatively low-key event this...

Classic weekend of motoring set for city’s waterfront

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN CLASSIC cars will overrun Geelong’s waterfront this weekend. Organisers said the second annual Geelong Revival would be one of the largest motoring...

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Gender equity awards open for nominations

Organisers of the third Recalibrate Gender Equity Awards have put the call out for nominations following the 2024 launch event in Melbourne last week. Founded...