Staff slam uni parking: $450 fee, ‘no guarantees’
By NOEL MURPHY
PARKING strife at Deakin University is under staff attack as the new year’s courses begin.
Staff have slammed $450 annual fees that fail...
Creek bid to Guy
By NOEL MURPHY
CHRISTIAN College has re-lodged its controversial bid to build a campus at Torquay’s Spring Creek.
Surf Coast councillors voted this week to send...
A fine result as dobbers target littering
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG has the most litter dobbers participating in an Environment Protection Authority Victoria anti-litter campaign, according to EPA chair Cheryl Batagol.
The...
SPORT: Tuna and kingfish offshore
By BRIAN LONG
ANGLERS chased massive bait shoals in settled conditions offshore last Sunday, finding stripey and small bluefin tuna.
Gunter Marshall found the fish in...
SPORT: Geelong tuning up
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Club goes into the final round of the season sitting nicely in third position after an impressive outright victory against...
Conference for busy women
“IF YOU want something done, ask a busy person,” wacky redheaded comedian Lucille Ball is reputed to have said.
It’s a theme taken up by...
Drugs, commercial burgs jump, police figures show
DRUG crime jumped 16 per cent last year across Geelong, according to new statistics released by Victoria Police.
Burglaries on commercial properties climbed a similar...
Police plea on North Geelong armed hold-up
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an armed robbery at a convenience store in North Geelong last weekend.
Investigators have been told two men entered...
Homicide squad investigate Bell Park gunshot death
HOMICIDE Squad detectives are investigating the death of a man found with an apparent gunshot wound to the chest at Bell Park this morning.
The...
300 call centre jobs for Geelong
ENERGYAustralia will establish its new national contact centre in Geelong creating 300 new full-time jobs.
The State Government, which is backing the project, announced the jobs boost...
Corio Bay dredging gets go ahead
A $6 MILLION contract to dredge the channel in Corio Bay has been awarded to the New Zealand-based Heron Construction Company.
The channel-widening works are expected...
Myki tickets only from today
Geelong rail travellers have entered the myki era today, with the swipe card now the only valid ticket for the region.
Public Transport Victoria customer...
Standing in solidarity
Hundreds gathered together at the break of dawn on July 7 to stand with Wadawurrung Traditional Owners in collaboration with Barwon Coast for a...
