Ice burgs shock police
By NOEL MURPHY
ICE-ADDICTED thieves are becoming bolder as a spate of daylight burglaries, aggravated burglaries and car thefts hits Geelong, according to police.
Ice junkies...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to Spotlight’s Sam. She was so helpful when I needed a pattern and fabric to make a garment. Sam went above and beyond...
Christmas spirit comes to Myer
RETAIL giant Myer will unveil its first Christmas windows display in Geelong next week.
The retailer this week supplied the Independent with a sneak-peek of...
Deakin students have designs on architecture
By NOEL MURPHY
BUILDING is a curious game - an often complex mix of design, demand and dollars.
Architecture is a discipline that seeks to find...
Surgeon prof Dewan slams RCH move to Geelong
By NOEL MURPHY
FIREBRAND surgeon Paddy Dewan has lashed out at moves to bring Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) paediatricians to Geelong after Barwon Health failed...
Labor chips in with promises
STATE Labor teed off on the Bellarine Peninsula this week with promises of funding for a golf tournament and a private school.
Leader Daniel Andrews...
Geelong buckling to traffic woes: RACV
GEELONG is buckling under traffic congestion and crowded public transport, an RACV report has found.
RACV public policy manager Brian Negus said the city was...
Call for transport debate before election
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG voters need a debate on Liberal and Labor transport policies before election day, according to Committee for Geelong chief Rebecca...
Double take: Re-headed, elephants, solidarity
A GEELONG visitor to the Hills district in western Sydney must be wishing he stopped at a caravan park instead after a recent close...
Makeover wow factor for Waurn Ponds Reading cinema
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A YEAR after unveiling an Australian cinematic first with state-of-the-art digital sound and projection, Reading Cinemas Waurn Ponds is undergoing a...
Port ferry pledge raises new hope
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A PROMISED full study on a proposed Portarlington ferry has “dramatically increased” the chances of developing the service, according to a...
Shorten Port rape claim: lawyer’s paper chase
By NOEL MURPHY
RAPE claims levelled against federal opposition leader Bill Shorten following an alleged assault at Portarlington in the 1980s could be revived under...
Diya on the frontline of child protection
Geelong child protection worker Diya Thakkar has received the “best possible start” to her career.
Having completed her degree in social work at the Australian...
