Tag: City of Greater Geelong
Sea Change blows an ill wind for St Leonards
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE SEA change blown in by the ABC TV series of the same name has finally reached one of its quaint...
Just two calls to City Hall’s bully hotline
By PAUL MILLAR
A HOTLINE to report bullying at City of Greater Geelong has had two calls in its first four weeks.
But a union official...
City’s Armstrong Creek charges attacked
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CITY Hall's Armstrong Creek plans have come under attack again, this time from a group of Horseshoe Bend landowners and developers.
The...
City Hall ‘obstacles’ keep circuses at bay
By NOEL MURPHY
City Hall obstacles are stopping circuses performing in Geelong, according to booking agent Raymond Deller.
He lashed out at council for using spurious...
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...
Rattled residents in trucking hell
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A “dog’s dinner” trial of new routes has simply shifted central Geelong’s truck traffic problem elsewhere, according to residents of eastern...
Group plans to lock away park
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A COMMUNITY park in Ocean Grove has to be saved for a second time, according to a new group.
Save Ocean Grove...
City ‘dismisses servo concern’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG council had been “dismissive” over the Drysdale community's unease at a proposed third service station for the town, according to...
Call to halt high-rises
By NOEL MURPHY
CITY Hall’s controversial high-rise rezoning plans should be stopped in their tracks and the council’s legal war chest used to re-start the...
Gold Coast style park fear
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
WALLINGTON residents are concerned planned expansion of neighbouring Adventure Park may lead to “Gold Coast style developments” according to a council...
Torquay Lions doing it for the kids
Torquay Lions Club set a record contribution for the 2025 Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Good Friday Appeal (GFA).
Raising $35,361, the Lions Club was the...
