Awards ‘buzz’
Lara will unveil the winners of the town’s first business awards next week.
More than 20 local traders have been nominated for the inaugural Lara...
Police solve Torquay silver ingots mystery
By PAUL MILLAR
POLICE believe they have solved the mystery of a silver booty discovered on a Torquay beach this week.
A woman found the silver...
Threatened species thriving in our land-ark
A LAND-based ark near Little River is helping threatened native flora and fauna to survive and thrive.
The Mt Rothwell Biodiversity Centre is a predator-free...
Funding ‘milestone’ for Elcho Park
STATE Government has announced $150,000 of funding for badly needed change room facilities at North Geelong Warriors SC’s Elcho Park complex at Lara.
Member for...
Geelong’s novel fundraiser books in 25,000 titles
A READERS' bonanza of more than 25,000 books will be a good-luck story for a worthy cause in Geelong next week.
Rotary club members have...
Program unlocks justice system mysteries for refugees
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
RECEIVING an official looking letter requesting a citizen to undertake jury duty can be daunting, even for those who have some...
Double Take
POLITICIANS, pioneers, soldiers and sailors - they’re just some of the roles that have earned Australians the honour of street names in Canberra.
Now add...
‘Outrage’ at bus, train change shake-up sparks forum
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG’S public transport stoush continues with two Liberal politicians announcing a forum following a “public outcry” on recent changes.
Federal Member for...
Heartbreak as ex-Alcoa, Ford staff lose new jobs
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
UP TO 30 former Alcoa workers from Geelong and at least one ex-Ford employee face redundancy for the second time in...
Community body to pay servo proponent $5500 costs
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DRYSDALE Clifton Springs Community Association has lost its bid to void a costs claim against it over a failed bid to...
Five ‘robbed’ in half an hour around CBD
By PAUL MILLAR
A BEARDED, balding and bootless 27-year-old man appeared briefly in Geelong Magistrates Court yesterday over a spate of alleged robberies in the...
Mayor backs state takeover of CBD projects
By PAUL MILLAR
TAKING charge of planning for major projects in central Geelong is a helping hand rather than strong-arm tactics from State Government, according...
Titans must overcome bogey side
With so many permutations surrounding the final make-up of the Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association A1 grade ladder, one thing is certain for Armstrong Creek.
To...
