Magic Geelong Cup day amid slurs and sackings
By NOEL MURPHY
THE BEST Geelong Cup in years saw Caravan Rolls On win the $300,000 group three event before 15,000 patrons in perfect conditions.
The...
Public danger at $4bn Cheetham dream site
By NOEL MURPHY
IT MIGHT be earmarked for a $4 billion waterside suburb but the former Cheetham saltworks at Newcomb has become a dangerous, asbestos...
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...
Pedalling towards road safety
Students across Greater Geelong can continue to learn about bike and road safety through a community initiative aimed at saving lives on the road....
