Dream home nightmare as couple battles run-off hell
By NOEL MURPHY
“THIS was meant to be our dream home,” says Sophie Gizycki, frustrated at her fight over water run-off she claims is ruining...
Bass Strait cable hope alive as $2b wind farm flops
By NOEL MURPHY
HYDRO Tasmania is still interested in a Bass Strait connection to the mainland despite dumping its $2 billion King Island wind farm...
Duck hunters now the hunted
By NOEL MURPHY
DUCK-hunting protesters have slashed the tyres of four hunters' cars in Geelong, a shooter has alleged.
Geelong Field & Game Hunting's Blair Findlay...
Heritage books pop up for sale
BOOKWORMS will be able to learn more about the region while finding bargains at a sale with a difference in Geelong.
Geelong Heritage Centre will...
Geelong service steps up battle against dodgy loans
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG has become a key battleground in the fight against unscrupulous payday lenders with the expansion of a program offering a...
Anglers attack net ban claims
By NOEL MURPHY
RECREATIONAL anglers have hit back at professional fishermen's concerns about netting bans for Corio and Port Phillip bays.
Friends of Corio Bay Action...
Drysdale anti-servo fight against legal costs
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A PETITION will urge Victoria's planning tribunal to rule out imposing costs on a community group over its failed bid to...
Barbies to help unemployed snag jobs assistance
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE HUMBLE community barbecue has often been used as a fundraiser but now it's part of a solution for local long-term...
Burglaries put heat on state over cop shortage
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A SPATE of seven break-ins at Grovedale last weekend has highlighted police resourcing issues still plaguing Geelong, according to South Barwon...
Building owners rush grants for city fix-ups
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A $125,000 CENTRAL Geelong heritage grant scheme was over-subscribed when applications closed last week.
Deputy mayor Michelle Heagney said City Hall received...
Double Take: EPA, Port ferry, circuses, Scots …
LOCAL Labor MP Lisa Neville has announced a review of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
The review will determine whether he EPA can handle the...
Jewel of the West the talk of house
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG West is known for its singular community, its ethnic and urban cultures - and its jewels.
Academic, activist and author Kristin Demetrious...
Man charged after firearms found
A man is facing dozens of charges after a bag containing firearms was discovered in Whittington.
A 29-year-old man has been charged and remanded...
