Look at my new nose, says Brenda
By NOEL MURPHY
BRENDA Hoad wept with relief as the bandages came off and stitches were removed from her wounded nose.
After five months looking like,...
Memorabilia from a Time long ago
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A FAMILY'S historical artefacts and documents have helped Queenscliff Historical Museum commemorate wrecked ship the SS Time.
Ballarat’s Gavin Jamieson said his father...
Homes grant ‘to create 100 jobs’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CHANGES to a first-home owners' grant will create more than 100 Geelong building industry jobs, according to developers.
Duke Property Group’s Sean...
‘Frustration’ as cars plundered
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THEFTS from unlocked vehicles have become highly frustrating to Geelong police, according to an officer.
Community Liaison Officer Leading Senior Constable Andrew...
Help Salvos, says number one Cat
THE Cats’ number-one ticket holder is helping urge Geelong residents to support The Salvation Army’s annual appeal.
Daryl Somers has added his star power to...
Push to secure Shell packages
By NOEL MURPHY
OPERATORS at Shell Geelong are demanding redundancy packages are safeguarded before the refinery is sold.
Australian Workers Union vice president Sam Wood said...
Facebookers join fight against crime
By MICHELLE HERBISON
GEELONG’s Eyewatch Facebook page attracted about 40 per cent of total “likes” across the state during a pilot program of the Neighbourhood...
$45m project ‘complete late 2015’
GEELONG'S $45 million library and heritage centre redevelopment should be complete in late 2015, state Planning Minister Matthew Guy has announced.
Mr Guy approved the...
Enviro body ’tweet ban’
GEELONG Environment Council has accused Alcoa of banning it from the company’s Twitter feed for asking difficult questions.
Council president Joan Lindros described the snub...
Union on cracked eyesore: Force Ritz sale
By NOEL MURPHY
GOVERNMENT should buy central Geelong’s dilapidated Ritz flats if the owners refuse or are unable to fix the heritage-listed property, according to...
Zero tolerance ‘key to safety’, says ex-mayor
By NOEL MURPHY
NEW security cameras in central Geelong will fail to prevent drunken crimes, according to a city retail leader and former mayor.
Hayden Spurling...
Study reviewing city bus interchange site
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG'S Moorabool St bus interchanges could move depending on the outcome of a new transport strategy.
A City of Greater Geelong spokesperson...
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Friends of the Bluff celebrates 30 years
Friends of the Bluff (FoB) is celebrating 30 years of environmental management and doesn’t plan to stop anytime soon.
FoB is an environmental group that...
