Spin-off plans for movie yet to begin filming
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PRODUCERS of a local feature film yet to begin production are planning a sequel and television series spin off.
The Chickabees is...
Geelong housing now rated ‘highly unaffordable’
GEELONG’S housing affordability crisis is worsening, according to new research.
Master Builders Association of Victoria found that Geelong housing had declined from unaffordable in 2004...
Local road workers in fear of speeding drivers
SPEEDING drivers are endangering the lives of workers on road projects around Geelong, according to a local industry veteran.
Bill Alford, a Winchelsea father of...
Man, US visitors saved from bay
By NOEL MURPHY
HIGH winds sent three people overboard when their 17-foot boat flipped on Corio Bay last weekend.
Geelong Coast Guard commander Peter Burrow...
Conmen on way to Geelong, warns CAV
TRAVELLING conmen from New South Wales are targeting the Barwon region, according to Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV).
CAV director Dr Claire Noone said intelligence reports...
Saltworks site set for safety works: Neville
By NOEL MURPHY
CHEETHAM’S dilapidated, asbestos-riddled saltworks site at Moolap would be fixed under a new State Government, according to Bellarine MP Lisa Neville.
The heritage-listed...
Forest change alarms greens
By NOEL MURPHY
BITTER environmental fights would flare in the Otway Ranges again after logging operations came under the control of VicForests, activists warned this...
Geelong researchers warn of bio ‘mega-shock’
A HUMAN disease pandemic is a biosecurity threat for Australia, Geelong researchers have found.
The warning was contained in Australian Animal Health Laboratory's (AAHL) contribution...
Icon Christmas tree lights up crowd – and business
By NOEL MURPHY
The lighting of Geelong's controversial floating Christmad tree has been greeted with rapturous applause.
Mayor Darryn Lyons arrived on a brightly-lit...
Police seek help over deadly cow
POLICE have appealed for witnesses to the death of a man after a cow ran him down on Vines Rd, Hamlyn Heights, on 9...
Convention centre ‘to be another broken Liberal promise’
BROKEN promises show the Liberals “can't be trusted” on their pledge of $5 million for a Geelong convention centre, according to a local Labor...
ASIC bans financial trader Scott Logan
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
INVESTORS have lost tens of thousands of dollars after dealing with a Torquay financial services trader now banned for seven years.
Australian...
Youngsters need a helping hand to get to Singapore
A selection of talented Under 14 female soccer players from Barwon Heads, Ocean Grove and Bannockburn Soccer Clubs have been invited to form a...
