Bishop tries to arrest Henderson poll slide
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
MP Sarah Henderson has enjoyed senior Liberal support from visiting Foreign Minister Julie Bishop after polling detected a four per cent...
Costa offering targets $500m plus
by Noel Murphy
GEELONG-based Costa Group is poised to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of shares to raise half a billion dollars or more...
Double Take: What’s Keith thinking?
WHATEVER is behind ex-mayor Keith Fagg’s call to replace Geelong’s democratically elected councillors with commissioners?
Double Take asks only because his vague explanation in a...
Council poo cure ‘a health threat’
by Noel Murphy
CITY HALL Hall advice for outdoor staff to rub dog faeces on itchy insect bites is a health risk, according to a...
Fresh start aids battered charity
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT WAS forced out of its long-time home, saw donations dwindle and had its food distribution van stolen - but UnitingCare...
News in brief
Drug busts
POLICE have charged 13 people with drug and weapons offences on the Bellarine Peninsula this month.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said all were bailed...
Save this sewer, Corio MP urges parliament
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CORIO MP Richard Marles wants a historic sewer aqueduct preserved through improved public access.
Mr Marles told federal parliament the “remarkable” ovoid...
VCAT costs a ‘gag’ threat
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A CAMPAIGN to void a legal costs claim against Drysdale Clifton Springs Community Association (DCSCA) has won support from Environment Minister...
Weatherwatcher queries dry, warm forecasts
A GEELONG weatherman has turned up the heat on official forecasts of a dry, warm winter across the region.
Geelong Weather Services director Lindsay Smail...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to the couple who made up the difference when I was unable to cover the full cost of my children’s treats at Reading...
New routes for local travellers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
NEW timetables will force many public transport users to change their Geelong travel patterns from next weekend.
Public Transport Victoria (PTV) will...
Stars get it on with musical radio show
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE CREAM of Australian musical theatre talent will feature in a Geelong production team’s innovative new radio program.
ABC Radio National will...
From the archives
18 years ago
21 December, 2007
A funding shortfall of at least $25 million has cast doubt over a pre-election promise of a recycling plant to...
