New direction for GAWS
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A NEW direction for Geelong’s animal welfare service hopes to put its finances back into the black after successive annual losses.
Geelong...
Ferry bid ‘real, not pie in sky’
A trial ferry from Portarlington to Melbourne “seems to be the real deal” rather than “pie in the sky”, according to a Geelong councillor....
Halloween house’s scary fun for boys and ghouls
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Kids who love dress-ups and lollies are in for a treat tomorrow when a Geelong West mum with North American roots transforms...
Hottest October on record leads to big dry
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG is suffering through its hottest and driest October on record, figures from Lindsay Smail of Geelong Weather Services show.
“This will...
Refugee arrivals in league of their own
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Young male refugees and asylum seekers are making cross-cultural friendships through their love for sport with the launch of a new Futsal...
Membership drive helps youth hear roar of Lions
By ALANA MITCHELSON
THE Lions Club of Geelong will launch a membership drive next month to encourage young people to sign up and give back...
Crafting smiling faces
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A BELMONT mum wants Geelong’s crafting community to take up needles, yarn and thread in an initiative that will help bring...
Indy, TAC working Towards Zero
Driving down the local road toll will be the focus of a renewed partnership involving the Independent and the Transport Accident Commission (TAC).
The Independent...
Bay net ban blasted as “nonsense”
State Government has come under further fire for banning commercial net fishing in Port Phillip Bay.
The move was “blatantly political” and “nonsense”, Melbourne Seafood...
Our net loss
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Commercial netting will finish in Corio Bay on 1 April 2018 in a surprise State Government move.
Government introduced legislation yesterday to...
17 break-ins: victim slams failure to fund CCTV
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A victim of 17 break-ins is shocked State Government has rejected an application for more surveillance cameras around Geelong.
“It’s sickening,” said Raw...
Shire rates rise ‘worst’
GOLDEN Plains Shire had the largest rates increases in the state over the past 10 years, according to new State Government figures.
The rural shire’s...
Shire gets greener
Winchelsea and Deans Marsh are receiving green and leafy makeovers following the planting of new trees along key roads.
Trees have been...
