Surf Coast backs marriage equality
SURF Coast Shire has joined the marriage equality campaign, voting this week to tackle MPs and authorities on the issue.
Led by Cr Eve Fisher,...
Surf Coast vetoes giant caravan park
By Noel Murphy
PLANS for a massive caravan park outside Torquay have been rejected by Surf Coast Shire.
More than 200 objections and concerns the scale...
OS tourists shun the Surf Coast
By NOEL MURPHY
OVERSEAS tourists are shunning the Surf Coast, according to new statistics.
Overall international visitor numbers fell from 28,731 in 2012 to 25,833 last...
Cruise ship bumped to berth at Corio wharf terminal
A CORIO freight terminal will host a flagship cruise ship as Geelong seeks funding for a new pier, mayor Darryn Lyons has revealed.
MV Funchal...
Amit masters Caltex servo trade as alternative to IT career
By NOEL MURPHY
WHAT did the master in IT say to the sparkie? Do you want fries with that?
Sure, it might sound like a bad joke...
Police closing on ‘ice addict’ over suspected murder
By Paul Millar
POLICE believe the net is closing around an ice addict on the run in Corio over the alleged abduction and probable murder...
Anglesea River gets the acid blues
By NOEL MURPHY
ANGLESEA River acid levels have increased following winter rains, causing a blue tinge in some areas of its estuary.
No fish deaths have...
$320m farm jobs’ fast-track to delivery
A FUTURISTIC $320 million farm promising 1000 jobs for Geelong is on a fast-track to reality, according to its proponent.
Sustainable Farms welcomed a council...
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Egan claim
FORMER star Cat defender Matthew Egan has taken legal action over a foot injury that prematurely ended his career.
Egan sought damages and costs...
Review ‘validates’ Bellarine policing concerns
By Paul Millar
POLICE Command will review resources on the Bellarine Peninsula following community outrage about roster changes.
State Government this week announced a six-month review...
Viva to buy Liberty stake to back Geelong refinery
Paul Millar
VIVA ENERGY Australia has entered into an agreement to buy a non-controlling stake in fuel supplier Liberty Oil in an early show of...
Robot dispensing pills at Geelong Hospital
ROBOTICS and pills are unusual new bedfellows set to save Barwon Health $250,000 a year.
Geelong Hospital is the first Australian hospital to install an...
Better access makes a splash
Beachgoers can wave hello to safer and easier access to beaches and coastal areas across Geelong and the Bellarine.
Five projects have received...
