Shane falls for footy nostalgia
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ANYONE ever in need of a nostalgia kick should drop in to see Shane Falls at his Fyans St car yard.
The...
Fast fights a promise
by NOEL MURPHY
MARTIAL arts are fast and furious, to say the least, but when their best practitioners pad up to the eyeballs in protective...
Buckets & Bouquets
BUCKETS to nearly all residential building sites for simply allowing their rubbish to just blow away into the environment. This week has been particularly...
Port’s complex starts to pump
By NOEL MURPHY
PORTARLINGTON’S long-awaited service station and convenience-store complex is set to start building in the new year.
Developer John Lascaris’ complex - at the...
Spring Creek is ‘good planning’
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
“CONVENTIONAL density housing” in the Spring Creek valley was “good planning” according to the planning expert who prepared the controversial Spring Creek...
Rail link student push hit
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S 160-year-old rail link with Werribee will disappear under the Regional Rail Link, with schools and college enrolment likely to be hit...
No concerns for scheme launch
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
CLAIMS the newly-implemented national disability insurance scheme would have “teething problems” have been denied by Minister of Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin.
The Independent...
Aged care boost
Geelong has scored a major increase in aged care places following the latest Aged Care Approvals Round.
The electorate of Corio received 223 new places,...
Ring road truck stops added
Two new truck rest stops are now open on the Geelong Ring Road at Waurn Ponds.
Corangamite MP Darren Cheeseman said the rest areas would...
Local lotto winner found
The search is over for Victoria’s newest multi-millionaire after a Geelong mum came forward to claim her $2.5 million prize from TattsLotto’s $30 Million...
Wild winds
Geelong was among a number of bayside suburbs battered by gale-force winds overnight, with more expected today.
The Bureau of Meteorology says gusts reached 133km/h...
Fiery protest
Firefighters concerned that the Fire Service Levy is not being fully spent on community protection will bring their protest to Geelong today.
A banner truck...
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Out & about
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at the St Mary's vs Leopold footy and netball games on Saturday April 20 and went for a wander...
