Barwon Water board flushed: New chair, members, appointed
LONG-standing Barwon Water chair Michael King has been flushed from the board along with five other members.
Water minister Lisa Neville said refreshing all 19...
Conference brings wildlife experts to Geelong
WILDLIFE tourism professionals are migrating to Melbourne and Geelong for the biggest event of its kind - the Australian Wildlife Tourism Conference.
Australia's most prominent...
Defence manufacturing jobs bid for Geelong
A CONSORTIUM bidding for the Land 400 defence program has announced it will base part of its manufacturing operation in Geelong.
Federal Member for Corangamite,...
Telco tower grave fight
By PAUL MILLAR
ANGRY residents aim to topple plans to erect a telecommunications tower in an historic Geelong cemetery, telling the provider: not near our...
Workers underpaid by rogue hirers – inquiry
By PAUL MILLAR
AN INQUIRY into labour hire was told that Geelong firms were blatantly abusing the system, underpaying or not paying workers and threatening...
Geelong’s line ‘most overcrowded’
By PAUL MILLAR
GEELONG train travellers suffer more overcrowding than any other commuters in the region and are in desperate need of improved services, according...
National park trail rider threat
By EMILY IANNELLO
PARTS of the Otway National Park could be “trashed“ by out of control recreational activities, a Geelong Enviroment Council investigation has found.
And...
Corio hit by arson, armed robbery
By PAUL MILLAR
INVESTIGATORS will scan video footage of an arsonist who torched two cars outside a Corio medical centre early yesterday morning.
Detective Senior Sergeant...
Double take
It’s nice to know there are still some literal people about.
The Independent’s weekly Reader’s Recipe asks readers to submit a favourite recipe and send...
Botanical art meets plant science
THE art of science will be explored by the Geelong School of Botanic Art in its biennial exhibition.
Inspired by Nature 4 by the Friends...
Getting to the heart of the problem
A Deakin University researcher is looking to lift the taboo on the sexual problems that are often an unspoken side-effect for the 3.72 million...
Time to get exotic
IT’S PEAK orchid flowering season, so the world’s favourite exotic plants will put on a great show at the Geelong Orchid and Indoor Plant...
Tobacco license deadline approaching
The state government has issued a final call for tobacco retailers and wholesalers to secure a mandatory licence, with less than two weeks remaining...
