Beach limits opposed: Coast parking shake-up threatens ‘disaster’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A PROPOSED time limit on Torquay beach car parks has received a mixed response from surfers, businesses and council.
The Independent revealed...
Water board in new cuts order
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
STATE Government has asked Barwon Water to become more efficient despite already cutting costs by up to 11 per cent after...
ATMs out, losses rise
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG pokie players lost an extra $100,000 despite the removal of ATMs from local gaming venues, according to Victorian Commission for...
Short stretch, big haul
By PAUL MILLAR
MOTORISTS on the Princes Freeway between Lara and Little River are more likely to be fined for speeding than drivers anywhere else...
Lights camera ‘a fines leader’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A CONTROVERSIAL red light camera at the intersection of The Boulevard and Melbourne Rd, Norlane, is a state hotspot for infringements,...
Whiting biting as long weekend brings out a flotilla
By BRIAN LONG
FANTASTIC conditions over the long weekend attracted massive numbers of boats onto the water, with a many reports of captures as a...
SPORT: Cats chase early Blue wickets
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Club finds itself in a precarious position going into day two of its match against Carlton on Saturday.
The Cats rode...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Normie Playboys back
By MICHELLE HERBISON
FORTY years had passed since Normie Rowe and the Playboys' bass player Peter Carroll picked up his instrument when the band came...
Coast parking ‘review’: Time limits ‘option’ to free up spaces
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
TIME limits, "attendants" and a park-and-ride system have been mooted as solutions to Surf Coast’s annual summer beach car parking congestion.
Great...
Crew backer on board
By PAUL MILLAR
A GEELONG race crew has secured a place in a global yachting showdown after securing a financial backer, following a story in...
Brownlow plaques find his home
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
WHEN Inger and Simon Neylon were house-hunting two and a half years ago, a cute weatherboard in East Geelong caught their...
$40K donated for mayor bid: Candidate backers revealed
By NOEL MURPHY
FORMER Geelong mayor John Mitchell received almost $40,000 in donations to his campaign for November’s mayoral election, City Hall documents have revealed.
The...
Shandelle seeks new musical horizons
Shandelle Cooke is one of Geelong’s best-loved performers, but the chanteuse is not content to rest on her laurels.
This month Cooke launches two new...
