Cats 500 short of membership target amid works
By Vanessa ValenzuelaGEELONG Football Club is 500 members from reaching its 2012 target of 40,000, according to a spokesperson.
The Cats reached 39,456 members this...
Bannockburn rezonings: Preparing to ‘boom’
By John Van KlaverenBANNOCKBURN is rezoning tracts of land to accommodate new arrivals ahead of a forecast population boom, according to planning documents.
The documents...
Cop says unnecessary but…Lara calls for 24-hour force
By Vanessa ValenzuelaLARA RESIDENTS have vowed to continue pushing for a 24-hour police station despite the town’s sergeant saying extended opening hours are unnecessary.
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Tax tightens ‘squeeze on hotel trade’, says Burnett
By John Van KlaverenRISING costs and falling patronage are putting a squeeze on pubs and bottle-shops, according to a prominent Geelong hotelier.
Peter Burnett, Victorian...
Carbon wheel to create ‘200 jobs’
Hot wheels: Federal MPs Darren Cheeseman, Mark Dreyfus and Richard Marles join Carbon Revolution’s Jake Dingle to unveil the new Geelong-designed wheel.By John Van...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Riley’s psyched up for Geelong
Psychic Greg Riley comes to Geelong on June 30.By Cherie DonnellanGREG Riley’s wife jokingly suggested he should enter a psychics reality television show last...
FINALLY FRIDAY: All Cashed up
Cashing in: Tex Perkins in The Man in Black.By Cherie DonnellanJOHNNY Cash seemingly comes back to life in the rich baritone of Tex Perkins.
But...
JOIN THE CLUB: A kick in the brass
Having a blast: Geelong West Brass Band’s Jacqui Adcock, Jeff Steele and Ross Quaife.By John Van KlaverenIT MAY not have a boogie woogie bugle...
State boosts $1m project for city disabled services
Boost: Gateways’ Rosemary Malone and Member for Western Victoria Region David O’Brien inspect plans for the new facility.By Holly RoskoschA GOVERNMENT funding injection will...
Geelong producing more graduate doctors than available places: Dr training shortfall ‘critical’
By John Van KlaverenA SHORTAGE of post-graduate training opportunities is creating a doctor shortage in Geelong, according to a Deakin University leader.
Medical school head...
Strong future for ‘papers like Indy’
EditorialVICTORIAN regional newspaper like the Independent are “alive and very much kicking”, according to their industry association.
Victorian Country Press Association said the papers’ relevance...
Housing produces ‘160 pools’ of dirt
Dirty talk: CCF Victoria’s Wayne Huntley, EPA Victoria’s Myles Whelan and Barwon Regional Waste Management Group’s John Burgess and Enzo Bruscella at the forum.By...
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Tolhurst steps down
Isabelle Tolhurst has resigned as Borough of Queenscliffe’s mayor, with councillor Ross Ebbels stepping in to take her place.
Cr Tolhurst announced her resignation as...
