Wensleydale bushfire brought under control overnight
HOT AND windy conditions on Monday fanned a bushfire at Wensleydale, attended by 22 CFA appliances.
The Country Fire Authority issued a Watch and Act...
Geelong gets slice of $1.3 billion defence contract
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG firm RPC Technologies will be part of the supply chain for a $1.3 million defence land vehicle contract announced today.
The...
Barwon property prices stagnate, growth below inflation
PROPERTY have flat-lined in the Barwon region over the past 12 months, according to new figures.
Median residential prices were up only .6 per cent...
Dope farm plan: Call for Potway Ranges
By PAUL MILLAR
THE Otway Ranges are a prime location to introduce controlled marijuana crops, according to the leader of the Australian Sex Party.
Fiona Patten...
Crims targetting guns, stolen to order
By PAUL MILLAR
GEELONG is the state’s leader in firearm theft, with some villains stealing arms to order.
Police statistics supplied to the Independent show at...
Protesters to sue: ADF refuses to name soldiers
By PAUL MILLAR
THE DEFENCE Department will refuse to disclose the identity of soldiers who intercepted protesters after they breached security at a top-secret Swan...
Class act helps kids into Norlane community
FOR JENNY Griffiths, teaching at Norlane’s St Aquinas Primary School is much more than just classroom time.
Ms Griffiths is no stranger to juggling multiple...
Double Take
Patients must wonder what’s going on at University Hospital Geelong (previously known as Geelong Hospital) when it charges them $10 a day for access...
Teen Sarah lights up volunteer of the year award
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A secondary student who brought solar lights to an isolated African village has been named Geelong Volunteer of the Year.
Sarah Kenworthy’s...
$100m listing, new contract for carbon wheel firm
GEELONG’S pioneering carbon fibre wheel manufacturer, Carbon Revolution, plans a $100 million initial public offer to fund an ambitious expansion strategy.
The Waurn Ponds-based company...
Coast and plains growth ‘leave state, feds behind’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT’S high time State and Federal governments actually invested in the region’s two peri-urban councils, according to the head of the...
Dual rail track call for ‘choke’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DUPLICATION of the railway line between South Geelong and Waurn Ponds would remove a “choke point” for local rail services, according...
We will remember them
Remembrance day is on Tuesday 11 November.
Ceremonies and wreath laying services will be held at several venues across Greater Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast...
