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Gas fright
A gas exploration company might begin exercising its permit covering part of Geelong and the Surf Coast, according to environmentalists.
Lock the Gate’s Chloe...
Mayor ‘kill threat’ raises security
By NOEL MURPHY
A BREAKWATER man will be charged by summons with allegedly threatening to kill Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons in an incident at Market...
Macdonald’s secret deputy mayor bid fails as Labor turns on its own
By NOEL MURPHY
A SECRET last-minute bid by Rod Macdonald for Geelong’s deputy mayor job was spoiled by the council’s Labor bloc in favour of...
Billion-tweet Lyons draws $52m for Geelong but loses council support
By NOEL MURPHY
MAYOR Darryn Lyons has drawn $52 million in media attention to Geelong, according to figures in a new report outlining his first...
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...
Goodness gracious, no balls of fire for mayor Darryn Lyons
By NOEL MURPHY
Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons has been wrongly linked to unapproved “exploding” fire extinguishers, according to his Big Group of Companies.
Big chief Mario...
Lyons uncovers historic mayoral robes at heritage centre
By NOEL MURPHY
SARTORIAL splendour at City Hall’s taken a turn for the, er, louder since Darryn Lyons took up the mayoralty - and here’s...
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...
Lyons our ‘second’ mohawk mayor
By NOEL MURPHY
DARRYN Lyons is stunned to find he’s not Geelong’s first mohawk mayor.
That honour apparently goes to Geelong’s second mayor, James Austin, whose...
Lyons pitches for world’s top mayor gong
GEELONG'S mayor Darryn Lyons is in the running for this year's World Mayor Prize.
The brightly-plumed city leader is one of two Australian mayors in the...
Premier seeks value for cash
By PAUL MILLAR
PREMIER Denis Napthine has told Geelong’s leaders to prioritise their funding wish-list based on value for money.
He delivered a pre-election pep talk...
Redevelopment plans line up for city centre
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN AND PAUL MILLAR
CITY Hall is considering 28 planning permit applications for central Geelong, councillor Michelle Heagney has revealed.
The increased number...
Walk supports refugees
Nearly 100 local advocates and asylum seekers joined a 4.5km walk at Queenscliff in support of permanency for 8000 asylum seekers on June 21.
Queenscliff...
