Double Take
Geelong police were apparently low on energy this week, encouraging the public to try Jamie Oliver’s ‘tasty energy balls’ recipe.
The link to Oliver’s “energy-boosting...
Keeping on at Coles
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Spending 30 years with one employer was once the standard - these days it’s rare enough to deserve a medal.
“I don’t...
Golf course rabbit-proof fenced in Australian first
BY ALANA MITCHELSON
A Bellarine Peninsula golf course has been surrounded with a 3.9km rabbit-proof fence in an Australian first.
Rabbits had been causing widespread damage...
Thieves take trailer with $250,000 in cycling gear
A trailer containing $250,000 worth of cycling clothing and accessories was stolen in Corio in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Police are appealing for...
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...
Youth share their voice
Young people are helping shape the future of youth services and support across the Surf Coast Shire.
Council’s 2025 Youth Survey was completed...
