Tag: News
FINALLY FRIDAY: Sack of jokes
Dave O’Neil performs with Geelong comedian Jonathon Schuster during a gig in the city next week.By Cherie DonnellanDAVE O’Neil’s boss suggested he become a...
JOIN THE CLUB: High rides in the hills
Mountain biker: Ben Lord races in the You Yangs.By John Van KlaverenEVERY year a group of adventurers hits the You Yangs’ trails in search...
$2.6m investment in ‘racing royalty’: ‘Sister’ to Caviar at new stable
Thinking big: Black Caviar’s half-sister Pippa and Simon Marshall at BC3 Thoroughbreds’ Connewarre stables.By John Van KlaverenAN OUT-OF-THE-WAY property on a no-through-road in Connewarre...
TALK THE TOLL DOWN: Cops welcome speed fine fall
By Cherie DonnellanA REDUCTION in speeding fines across the region suggests police are finally “getting through to drivers”, according to a leading traffic cop.
Geelong...
V/Line urged to ‘Tweet back’
By Cherie DonnellanA COMMUTER has lashed V/Line Geelong for failing to respond to customer concerns sent to its Twitter account.
Technology enthusiast Andrew Caple...
Driver ‘threatened’ to leave pensioner in park at night
Threatened: Kathleen Cormick. By Cherie DonnellanA GEELONG taxi driver “threatened” to leave a pensioner in a deserted park after dark because she questioned the...
Juc dope plant ‘just grew by itself’
By Michelle HerbisonGEELONG Magistrate’s Court has fined a Jan Juc man $500 for allowing a cannabis plant to grow alongside his tomatoes.
Jason Cichocki,...
More jail time for ‘fraudster’
By Michelle HerbisonA GEELONG magistrate has ordered more jail time for a former Whittington man who finished a New South Wales prison sentence days...
‘Gutted’ workers reeling over cuts
By John Van Klaveren“WE'RE GUTTED.”
That was the simple but emotional response of 25-year veteran Ford worker Jim Kontogeorgis to the company’s 220 Geelong redundancies...
Governments challenged as imports dominate fleets: Start driving jobs
Support jobs: Leigh Diehm issues his buy-Australian challenge outside Geelong’s ford factory.By John Van KlaverenGOVERNMENT failures to buy Australian-made fleet cars contributed to Ford’s...
New campaign to ‘pressure decision-makers’: Bypass ‘agenda’ bid
By Michelle HerbisonA COMMUNITY group is spearheading a new campaign to put a Drysdale bypass on council and state government agendas.
Drysdale Clifton Springs...
VCAT rules in favour of terrace plan
By Michelle HerbisonVICTORIA'S planning tribunal has quashed residents’ objections to a 35-lot development at 105-109 Sheepwash Rd, Barwon Heads.
The Independent reported last month...
Driving mentors needed
The City of Greater Geelong has put the call out for fully licensed drivers to help young learners get their Ps.
The L2P Program, funded...
