Three dead after plane crash off Bellarine
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Police have confirmed three people are dead after a light plane crashed into water off the Bellarine peninsula.
Police said the airplane took...
‘All talk, no action’, from bus consultations
Highton bus users still have to change buses to arrive at destinations within their own suburb after a timetable review made no alterations to...
‘Thousands’ call insurers as storm clean-up begins
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong faces a damage bill in the millions of dollars after Wednesday’s freak storm caused widespread flash flooding.
The Insurance Council of...
Cancer patients face parking ‘nightmare’
BY ALANA MITCHELSON
Patients face “nightmare” parking hassles outside Geelong’s Andrew Love Cancer Centre.
They demanded action after the Indy last week revealed that City Hall...
Food relief demand in post Christmas rush
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Surging demand has prompted expansion plans at the Geelong Food Relief Centre.
About 28,000 people sought help last financial year but the centre...
Homeless shelter for Geelong’s vulnerable
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A former homeless man is calling on support from community groups and volunteers to help with his plans for a shelter in...
Partnership brings spending into focus
Local projects will have “direct access” to decision-makers directing state funding under a new model for regional Victoria, according to a leading lobby group....
Working to remember them
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
The plaque, set in July 1919, says Lest We Forget, but the reserve it stands in has been forgotten by many.
But...
Mums’ award makes it work
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Local charity Geelong Mums has won an international award for its work in ensuring the safety of the reused and recycled...
Any bin for scooped poop
Concerns about dogs running wild and leaving faeces in Geelong reserves have prompted a campaign targeting their owners.
Any Bin, Any Bag encouraged “co-existence” between...
Double Take
He may represent one of Australia’s battler electorates but Corio MP Richard Marles apparently still has time for a TV career as well.
The well-travelled...
$3.6 billion is building city’s future
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Investment projects worth more than $3.6 billion are in various stages across Geelong, according to Enterprise Geelong’s latest figures.
More than $1.3...
From the archives
18 years ago
29 February, 2008
Police hope to find clues to unsolved crimes after authorities hauled 20 dumped cars out of the Barwon River yesterday.
A...
