$38m Christmas tree moves into Geelong waterfront
GEELONG'S glittering Christmas tree has been moved into place on the waterfront overnight.
The 27-metre steel and aluminium structure, with 11,000 moving metal discs and...
Headless Edward statue returns intact to CBD
IT’S nice to know Geelong’s headless monarch is about to be re-ensconced in the CBD’s waterfront precinct.
Old Edward VII, whose regal statue once graced...
Body found in caravan ashes at Apollo Bay
HUMAN remains were found in a burnt out caravan at a camping ground in Glenaire, near Apollo Bay last night.
Fellow campers alerted emergency services...
Police arrest alleged divvie van escapee
UPDATE:
Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested and charged a man yesterday evening after he allegedly escaped from police custody in Geelong on 13 November.
Shannon...
Christmas tree takes shape
GEELONG'S controversial waterfront Christmas tree is coming along nicely, says mayor Darryn Lyons.
The $320,000 tree, revealed in this week's Independent, is taking shape and...
Ambulance ice call-outs spiral upwards
By Paul Millar
ICE-RELATED emergency ambulance call-outs have spiralled in Geelong, with a state union leader warning the drug could take hold of entire suburbs.
Steve...
Retailer Trevor Elsworthy dies
HIGH-PROFILE Geelong retailer Trevor Elsworthy has died.
Mr Elsworthy, synonymous for the catchphrase “Just ask Trev”, headed up the family business Elsworthy’s Retravision on Moorabool...
First pictures of waterfront Christmas tree
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG’S new floating Christmas tree will become one of the tallest structures along the city's waterfront, secret photographs reveal.
The Independent this...
Geelong loses as Ford, Alcoa prosper in US
ALCOA’S Geelong workers might be gearing up for another 300 Christmas job losses but in the US the aluminium-maker's F150 pick-up trucks with Ford...
Frugal Friday: Shed houses bargains
ON MY usual travels, which I call ‘mooching’ around the region, I came across a rather large shed.
Not the type you might find full...
Buckets & Bouquets
BUCKETS to irresponsible Lara teenagers for hiding in stormwater drains to throw stones at cars, hitting mine. I turned to address their stupidity but...
Zombie storm ‘mission’ for Geelong promo makers
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE CREATORS of Geelong's controversial A Tale of Sleepy Hollow tourism video expected the storm it created.
Director Ryan Chamley, of Robot...
From the archives
18 years ago
7 December, 2007
Building approvals dropped almost 20 per cent in City of Greater Geelong last year amid housing industry concerns that limited...
