Fundraiser to assist “science focus” for school rebuild
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A fundraiser will help raise money towards a Belmont primary school’s rebuild.
Local businesses and community groups have already donated $2500 towards Rosyln...
Feeding chooks ‘sustainable ideas’
Everything from electric cars to automatic chicken-feeders will be among ideas for a sustainable future at Geelong’s Act on Climate Market Day, organisers have...
Ward ‘ambassadors’ on long march
Residents will march under ward flags on Geelong’s 80km “extreme arts journey of discovery”, City Hall has announced.
The “flag ambassadors” will be the vanguard...
Double Take
Drivers must have had a hard time trying to read backwards in their rearview mirrors on the Bellarine Highway at Leopold this week.
Well, that’s...
Call to check city’s mental health
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Geelong should become Australia’s first “mentally healthy city”, former premier Jeff Kennett told the Indy yesterday.
He intended to approach State Government, WorkSafe...
Works ‘reveal bus sham’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Bus stops are under construction on Geelong’s new routes despite a promised review of controversial timetables.
Liberal South Barwon MP Andrew Katos...
‘Rainbow-vomit, uber-bogan’ slur
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A councillor’s tweet suggesting Mayor Darryn Lyons was a “rainbow-vomit uber-bogan” has reignited City Hall’s bullying issue.
Cr Jan Farrell’s tweet also...
Geelong’s French community ‘shocked’, ‘saddened’
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Terrorist attacks in Paris have shocked and saddened Geelong’s French community, according to a representative.
Alliance Française de Geelong president Najat Baqtatouche said...
Zombies ‘shake cage’ with gong
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A controversial Geelong zombie video confounded its critics by winning a silver gong at a Victorian Tourism Awards this week.
The video,...
Search Indy to be Talkin’ Turkey for Christmas lunch
Eagle-eyed Indy readers can gobble up free turkey for Christmas lunch with a great new competition starting this week.
Talkin’ Turkey will give away five...
State carving up our region again
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong’s boundaries for state programs have changed again with a new “regional statement”.
The State Government document was a new vision for...
Geelong to get fibre factory
A Geelong joint venture manufacturing specialist fibre materials has received $1.2 million government grant.
The grant is to enable HeiQ Australia to establish an industrial...
Major project makes use of local businesses
Geelong’s newest major development is tapping into the local manufacturing and construction industry and providing opportunities to the region’s award-winning businesses.
The Nyaal Banyul Geelong...
