Rate cap will backfire: MP
By NOEL MURPHY
CAPPING council rates will backfire on residents, especially in growth areas such as Armstrong Creek, Torquay and Barwon Heads, South Barwon MP...
Fish industry in fear of state bay netting bans
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG and Bellarine fishermen are facing extinction under State Government plans they say will deny consumers quality fish, boost the black markets...
Surf Coast set to feel $50m loss from Alcoa exit
By NOEL MURPHY
THE impending closure of Alcoa’s Anglesea power plant and loss of 85 jobs is set to rock Surf Coast Shire's economy.
The coal...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to a young man who works at Safeway Drysdale, sometimes at a checkout or bringing in trolleys. He is always polite and never...
Solo protest gathers followers as ship kills continue
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
JASON O’Neill thought no one else cared when he staged what turned out to be a solo protest against the controversial...
Donor Rachel out for blood
By NOEL MURPHY
RACHEL Thomson is after her fellow students’ blood - and she’s prepared to fight for it.
Well, maybe not fight, but she certainly...
Double Take: Something fishy going on ….
ALARMING to read Bloviation tweet this week protesting the depredations of the floating fish factory sadly named Geelong Star.
“Massive o’seas commercial fishing trawler designed...
News in brief
Murder arrest
Police have arrested a 17-year-old over the alleged shooting murder of Sam Birchall, 19, at Norlane on Saturday.
The teen appeared in court on...
Playwright ponders stages of death
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE ART of dying doesn’t immediately sound like a top-of-mind topic for a night out at the theatre.
But with the experienced...
Century of tradition inspires walk for charity
By NOEL MURPHY
GREG Lewis’ family has served with the armed forces for the last century or so and he’s keen to follow tradition.
An avid...
Cool call ‘saved Hunter’s mum’
YOUNG Hunter Petrass is a Junior Triple Zero hero after demonstrating maturity and calmness as his mother suffered a medical emergency.
The Whittington 12-year-old received...
Authorities up the creek in bid to clean up Corio Bay
INVESTIGATING the sources of rubbish in local waterways could help clean up Corio Bay, according to the authorities behind a new environmental program.
City of...
From the archives
15 years ago
September 17, 2010
Avalon Airport should have a rail link to Melbourne to ensure Victoria is Australia’s national entry point, according to the...
