Buckets & Bouquets
Bouquets to Tony and everyone concerned with demolishing an old house at Lara. A terrible eyesore has gone at last.
Helen, Lara
Bouquets to a man...
Colac police plea over missing war medals
COLAC CIU detectives are appealing for information from the public after a spate of burglaries in Colac. Thieves have targeted residential properties in Ligar Street,...
Wrong flood zones hitting insurance and building costs: architect
By NOEL MURPHY
HUNDREDS of Geelong residents face higher insurance, building and renovation costs because of inaccurate flood zones designated by City Hall, according to...
Brain booster for bipolar disorder
Providing the brain with an energy boost could be a new way to treat bipolar depression.
Deakin University’s IMPACT Strategic Research Centre, in partnership with...
Mayor Lyons’ blitz on council staffers
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG mayor Darryn Lyons has savaged City Hall bureaucrats for putting barriers in the way of business opportunities.
Department staff and some senior...
In Brief
Waits ‘slashed’
Geelong Hospital’s waiting list for elective surgery has recorded a “healthy drop”, according to Victorian Health Minister David Davis.
He said the March quarter...
College girls to attack annual Star Search En Masse
Christian College girls plan to storm Geelong’s premier talent quest En Masse in both name and number.
The secondary students have been honing their craft...
City cash focus off ward funding and back on CBD
By NOEL MURPHY
CITY Hall’s new budget has achieved what former mayor Keith Fagg could not, redirecting $7 million from ward funding into central Geelong.
The...
Double Take
Angling expert and On the Bite columnist Brian Long has handed the rod to new ownership and management at his iconic fishing shop on...
Sex, nudie ads our big gripes
Sexy ads bug Geelong people more than the average Australian, new figures suggest.
Advertising Standards Bureau said the use of sex and nudity was behind...
Cop charge
By NOEL MURPHY
A FEMALE police constable has been charged following a Professional Standards Command investigation of an alleged assault in Geelong on 12 January.
Investigators...
Cap tactic to control Creek site
National retailers face caps on shop space in Armstrong Creek's town centre despite an independent panel opposing them.
New state zonings have given Geelong's council...
Rally for green space
A group of concerned residents will present a petition at the September council meeting in an attempt to save a community space in Belmont.
Geelong...
