Council rates set to jump 4.5%
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
RESIDENTIAL ratepayers face a 4.5 per cent rate increase as well as increases across the board for community services in City...
Rate cap will backfire: MP
By NOEL MURPHY
CAPPING council rates will backfire on residents, especially in growth areas such as Armstrong Creek, Torquay and Barwon Heads, South Barwon MP...
Fish industry in fear of state bay netting bans
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG and Bellarine fishermen are facing extinction under State Government plans they say will deny consumers quality fish, boost the black markets...
Surf Coast set to feel $50m loss from Alcoa exit
By NOEL MURPHY
THE impending closure of Alcoa’s Anglesea power plant and loss of 85 jobs is set to rock Surf Coast Shire's economy.
The coal...
Buckets and bouquets
BOUQUETS to a young man who works at Safeway Drysdale, sometimes at a checkout or bringing in trolleys. He is always polite and never...
Solo protest gathers followers as ship kills continue
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
JASON O’Neill thought no one else cared when he staged what turned out to be a solo protest against the controversial...
Donor Rachel out for blood
By NOEL MURPHY
RACHEL Thomson is after her fellow students’ blood - and she’s prepared to fight for it.
Well, maybe not fight, but she certainly...
Double Take: Something fishy going on ….
ALARMING to read Bloviation tweet this week protesting the depredations of the floating fish factory sadly named Geelong Star.
“Massive o’seas commercial fishing trawler designed...
News in brief
Murder arrest
Police have arrested a 17-year-old over the alleged shooting murder of Sam Birchall, 19, at Norlane on Saturday.
The teen appeared in court on...
Playwright ponders stages of death
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE ART of dying doesn’t immediately sound like a top-of-mind topic for a night out at the theatre.
But with the experienced...
Century of tradition inspires walk for charity
By NOEL MURPHY
GREG Lewis’ family has served with the armed forces for the last century or so and he’s keen to follow tradition.
An avid...
Cool call ‘saved Hunter’s mum’
YOUNG Hunter Petrass is a Junior Triple Zero hero after demonstrating maturity and calmness as his mother suffered a medical emergency.
The Whittington 12-year-old received...
From the archives
18 years ago
7 December, 2007
Building approvals dropped almost 20 per cent in City of Greater Geelong last year amid housing industry concerns that limited...
