Blockages wipe out household cash
By PAUL MILLAR
LOCAL toilet habits are causing a stink at Barwon Water, with the authority blaming the flushing of sanitary wipes for hundreds of...
Students out in the cold for a night of ‘homeless reality’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
HOMELESSNESS will become real for 25 year eight students at Geelong Baptist College tonight.
They will rough it as part of a...
Double Take
LONG-serving Geelong councillor Stretch Kontelj (pictured) might have left for a high-flying job in England with Specsavers but memories of him linger, or maybe...
Geelong spa project ‘interests’ Indian investors
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A GROUP of Indian investors with up to $300 million to spend has shown interest in Geelong’s mineral springs spa project,...
New faces to contest Geelong ward by-election
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A MOTHER, a law student and a failed federal candidate have put up their hands for a vacancy on Geelong's council...
‘Flawed’ reports says Otways OK for fracking
A "FLAWED" report says the risk of fracking in the Otways is low, according to the Greens.
Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber said the State...
Dental care win with funding for Barwon Health
A STATE funding injection will boost Barwon Health dental services, Member for Geelong Christine Couzens has announced.
The money would deliver 12 new dental chairs...
Wheely big cost revs up US sites
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A US $30,000 price tag on Geelong-made carbon fibre wheels for Ford's new Shelby Mustang is fueling American rev-head websites.
A Mustang6G...
MP faces heat over penalties
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
STATE Government and unions have lined up against federal Liberal MP Sarah Henderson over penalty rates.
State Industrial Relations Minister Natalie Hutchins...
Bank on success, says local muso
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE INAUGURAL winner of a music competition with a difference is urging his fellow Geelong region musos to have a go.
Composer...
Restoration brings new life to Pako Vineyard church
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT’S CHURCH, but not as we know it.
The former St Phillip's bluestone church in Pakington St, Geelong West, was recently restored...
Rain boost for local storages
By LINDSAY SMAIL
AVERAGE to above-average rain was recorded across most of the region in July.
Bureau of Meteorology figures for Geelong were compromised...
Five in a row for Geelong Swimming Club
Local swimmers dug deep to snatch victory from behind at this month’s country championship meet.
A strong performance on the final day of the Victorian...
