Aussie parents giving teens grog: Deakin
AUSTRALIAN-born parents are more likely than migrants to supply their teens with booze, according to new Geelong research.
Deakin University's De Bosco Rowland and his...
City pay cut ‘threat’ against union work bans
By NOEL MURPHY
CITY Hall is threatening to dock staff wages over legitimate work bans as they chase a new pay agreement, according to their...
Residents slam Lara truck racket
By NOEL MURPHY
HEAVY trucks lugging shipping containers through household streets night and day have Lara residents up in arms.
Hundreds of trucks have been travelling...
Couch link to fatal Norlane fire
By NOEL MURPHY
POLICE are preparing a report for the Coroner following the death of man after a house fire at Norlane on Monday night.
A...
North Geelong red light fines plummet
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FINES revenue from a controversial Norlane red-light camera have fallen 97 per cent after motorists' complaints to the Independent prompted an...
Rent debts lifting homeless: report
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG community services have experienced a 94 per cent increase in tenants at risk of homelessness because of rental arrears, a...
Avalon $320m farm seeks go-ahead assurance
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE BACKERS of a $320 million sustainable vegetable farm at Avalon fear state government caretaker mode could delay its planning processes.
The...
New briefs: school swap, waiting lists, fire fines …
Corio Swap
A land swap could keep a disused Corio school’s activity centre in public hands, according to City Hall.
Council has offered State Government land...
City splashing out with pools
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG households made a splash with the third highest number of pool permits in Victoria last year, according to new figures.
Victorian...
Double Take: Nannas, online war, poor kids …
FRESH from battles elsewhere, a band of environmental superheroes descended on the Surf Coast last weekend for their latest challenge.
Who was this force to...
Buckets and Bouquets
BUCKETS to Sun Lover (Buckets & Bouquets, 17 October). Didn’t you notice I said daylight savings was not shift worker-friendly? You obviously need more...
Running amok on muck-up day
MATTHEW Flinders Girls Secondary College students Taneka Williams, Samantha Foot, Georgia Doyle, Kylie Smith and Rhianna Clapham make a colourful quintet on Geelong's waterfront...
From the archives
15 years ago
September 17, 2010
Avalon Airport should have a rail link to Melbourne to ensure Victoria is Australia’s national entry point, according to the...
