Tag: Geelong
Jetstar needs to lift its game …
OPINION:
THE latest pitch to keep Jetstar flying out of Avalon has left punters bemused. Could it possibly do anything else?
Jetstar has been staying on...
Final four prize fights
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Association moves into preliminary finals, with just four teams remaining in the hunt for the ultimate prize.
East Belmont goes into...
Otways koala cull prompts protection bid
By NOEL MURPHY
ANIMAL activists are campaigning for protection laws following a cull of almost 700 starving koalas at Cape Otway.
A two-day private briefing by...
Lyons frustrated over rock giant’s KISS-off
By NOEL MURPHY
A BEHIND-the-scenes campaign to bring rock giants KISS to Geelong’s Simonds has failed to eventuate, drawing a frustrated response from mayor Darryn...
Councillor steps in on pet claims
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Animal Welfare Society needs to take pet claims by the public more seriously, City Hall’s Kylie Fisher said yesterday.
But pet owners...
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...
Speed limits cut, but not here …
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE Geelong region is stuck with speed-limit cuts introduced under a program that the Andrews Government halted over "confusion and uncertainty".
The...
Presence of place … at Geelong’s wool museum
By NOEL MURPHY
ROADWORK signs, fluoro jackets and safety helmets make for an unusual entry to a showcase of early Geelong but, then, the idea...
Motor City Fest to keep rocking
PAUL MILLAR
BIGGER crowds and positive feedback for the second Motor City Music Festival have encouraged organisers to rock Geelong again next year, according to...
Huge snapper in late appearance
CHRIS PITMAN
SOME of the best snapper of the season were caught over the past week.
Graeme Spence capitalised on ideal conditions at Portarlington to make...
Cats fall in final stand
JIM TIMBERLAKE
WITH the First XI not in the finals this season, Gelong Cricket Club’s Third XI flew the flag for the Kardinia Park boys...
Warriors get the Blues after narrow loss to Knights
JOSIP ZILIC
AN opportunistic goal in the 72nd minute from Melbourne Knights striker Andrew Barisic has denied North Geelong Warriors its second win of the...
Clarity needed on Victorian roads
The Geelong Independent looks back on our best Friday features for 2024.
Cassandra Moreland's son Liam Moreland, 20, and his best friend Ben Dines died...
