Heartbreak as ex-Alcoa, Ford staff lose new jobs
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
UP TO 30 former Alcoa workers from Geelong and at least one ex-Ford employee face redundancy for the second time in...
Community body to pay servo proponent $5500 costs
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DRYSDALE Clifton Springs Community Association has lost its bid to void a costs claim against it over a failed bid to...
Five ‘robbed’ in half an hour around CBD
By PAUL MILLAR
A BEARDED, balding and bootless 27-year-old man appeared briefly in Geelong Magistrates Court yesterday over a spate of alleged robberies in the...
Mayor backs state takeover of CBD projects
By PAUL MILLAR
TAKING charge of planning for major projects in central Geelong is a helping hand rather than strong-arm tactics from State Government, according...
Air raising adventure relies on bald ambition
By PAUL MILLAR
A FUND-RAISING race around the outback in a plane will be a change of pace for a local professor when he takes...
Relief as Rocke rolling on from Lara
By PAUL MILLAR
LARA residents will sleep easier after a heavy-duty transporter revealed it would move away from their homes to a growing industrial precinct...
Billboard to go in vets’ honour
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG will have a fully-fledged Vietnam Veterans Avenue of Honour after a council decision this week.
Councillors voted to introduce a heritage...
Torquay sessions hear anti-frackers
By PAUL MILLAR
FRACKING protesters gathered at Torquay this week for State Government hearings on unconventional onshore gas exploration.
Up to 30 protesters attended the hearings...
Help for most needed
A GAME-changing opportunity has presented itself to improve community services for the most vulnerable children, young people and families in Geelong and the Barwon...
Old and inactive walk right up for easy soccer games
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
WALKING soccer has become a hit in Geelong since it was publicised in the Independent a month ago.
The new form of...
One dead, two injured at Norlane
A 68-YEAR-old Corio man has died after colliding with a car at Norlane.
He was crossing Melbourne Rd near Sparks Rd when a northbound car...
Car hits woman at GAWS, man bailed
By PAUL MILLAR
A 19-YEAR-OLD Belmont man has been charged with a series of offences after an incident in an animal shelter car park at...
Surprises in nature
Barwon Heads community members can uncover the secrets of their environment during this year’s nature festival, with many activities available.
The Barwon...
