Double take: Get to the chopper, vomit comet and meetings
COMMUNITY consternation has greeted the news that Geelong councillors will have an extra Tuesday night off a month.
A majority of them voted this week...
Kontelj, Richards clash over Benz
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG councillor Andy Richards’ claim that his loaned Mercedes is a gift worth less than $500 should be probed by the Local...
Torquay kicks up against ALDI plans
By NOEL MURPHY
TORQUAY’S anti-development lobby is protesting plans for an ALDI supermarket overlooking the start of the Great Ocean Road.
More than 850 people have...
Geelong’s thieves out in the cold
GEELONG’S cold snap failed to deter the region’s criminal for venturing out, with a spate of overnight burglaries and thefts early this week.
Thieves raided...
Op shop helps battlers escape tyranny of postcode
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
RAYNA Hollis is a battler, regardless of her postcode.
The Belmont single mum admits bringing up her two daughters is a struggle.
But...
Charity van found day ahead of replacement
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
POLICE have found a charity’s stolen van used to provide emergency relief to thousands of people in Geelong.
Ironically, the van was...
Buckets and bouquets
BUCKETS to a Hoppers Crossing truck driver whose vehicle struck my wife’s car on Latrobe Tce on 22 June. You are a disgrace to...
North Geelong eyes Northcote after emerging from cellar
By JOSIP ZILIC
NORTH Geelong Warriors is seeking to build on its form after leaving the bottom of the ladder with a 2-1 win against...
Federal police raid Geelong incubator offices
A GEELONG incubator business has been raided by federal police in a mystery strike that has stunned CBD operators.
More than a dozen police...
Kate Winslet brings You Yangs to the silver screen
By NOEL MURPHY
OSCAR-winning actress Kate Winslet has brought the You Yangs to the silver screen with the trailer release of her new moivie, The...
Don’t panic, volatile is the new market ’normal’: Deakin prof
MUM and dad investors should brace for an extended stretch of uncertainty in global markets as volatility becomes ‘the new normal’, according to Deakin...
Alcoa bore water to keep Anglesea River flowing for summer
THE ANGLESEA River will continue flowing on bore water from Alcoa’s power station after it closes at the end of next month, the Andrews...
Ready, set and birdwatch
A free family nature quest will take people on a cycling adventure to spot different species of birds across Indented Head.
The Bike...
