Alcoa coal exports ‘fear’ at Anglesea
By NOEL MURPHY
COAL MINE opponents fear Alcoa’s Anglesea power plant could be expanded for export sales to Asia.
Surf Coast Air Action (SCAA) believes at...
World titles just routine for aerobics team
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SIX Geelong aerodance athletes leave on Saturday for an International Aerobic Championships in Las Vegas.
The group won through a strict Gymnastics...
Double Take: Flush with success
Too many cooks might spoil the broth but perhaps the serving size underwhelms, too.
Consider the taskforce formed in July 2013 to deliver a “draft...
Jobs network funding axed
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong’s key jobs networking organisation faces closure with the loss of almost $500,000 in Federal Government funding.
Funding for the Local Learning...
Man remanded in custody over Kingsbury disappearance
A 36-YEAR-OLD man has been remanded in custody without applying for bail over the disappearance of Leopold's Paul Kingsbury.
The Indented Head man faces seven...
Four locals vie for $30,000 art prize
Four artists from the Geelong region are vying for a $30,000 pay day in the region’s premier art prize.
Geelong Gallery has revealed Vicki Clissold,...
Heat rises in Lyons-Fowler adverts battle
By NOEL MURPHY
A BITTER legal brawl is unfolding between Darryn Lyons and former mayor Brian Fowler over advertisements during last year’s mayoral election campaign.
Mayor...
In brief
Courts free
Two disused netball courts at Ocean Grove will become free land to house people with disabilities, Geelong's council has announced.
Councillors voted this week...
Musos back Ocean Grove performance space
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Local musicians Wayne Jury, Tim Neal and Stephen McEwan have thrown their weight behind a controversially proposed performance space for an...
Leopold on path to 1.3km of ‘links’
Almost 1.3km of new footpaths will link residents with community facilities around Leopold, according to their ward councillor.
Rod Macdonald said the latest stage in...
NDIS trial flawed, says review
By NOEL MURPHY
Critical shortcomings threaten the long-term prospects of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), according to a government-commissioned review.
The KPMG review identified “constraints”...
Alcoa health concern for workers on eve of sackings
By NOEL MURPHY
RETRENCHED Alcoa staff need to guard against depression and other mental health issues in coming months, Beyondblue has warned ahead of 520...
Revving for charity
Engines will roar as cars and motorcycles roll into Lara on Sunday during an annual show to help raise money for charity.
The...
