Tag: News
FINALLY FRIDAY: All washed up
Plant-like animals: Zoophyte plays Geelong next week.By Cherie DonnellanZOOPHYTE'S first film clip depicts the members washing up on a beach but the band is...
JOIN THE CLUB: Running free
On the run: Geelong Runners founder Joe Rios with Ethiopian running champion Haile Gebrselassie.By John Van KlaverenA NEW club is forming in Geelong, with...
City taxi boss slams inquiry
Industry threatened: Geelong Taxi Network’s Peter Valentine.By Cherie DonnellanAN INQUIRY'S proposed changes to Victoria’s taxi industry would “destroy” the region’s services, according to an...
No sweat over dry prediction
By Cherie DonnellanPREDICTIONS of a return to “dry, hot weather” have failed to alarm the region’s water authority.
Barwon Water said the region would have...
Uni’s job cuts ‘puzzle’ union
By John Van KlaverenDEAKIN University has made nine Geelong staff redundant after announcing a new digital strategy, according to a union.
National Tertiary Education Union...
Buyers’ market as prices go negative
ST LEONARDS: Bought for $220,000 in 2005, passed in at $225,000. By John Van KlaverenPROPERTIES across the Geelong region are failing to sell for...
VicRoads to ‘consider’ sea rise warning
On the edge: Corangamite Labor MP Darren Cheeseman and Great Ocean Road Coast Committee’s Richard Davies inspect coastal erosion.By Cherie DonnellanVICROADS will consider a...
Trial boosts hopes for train internet services
By John Van KlaverenA V/LINE antenna system trial could improve internet coverage on Geelong trains, according to the company’s communications manager.
Daniel Moloney said the...
Retailers fighting ‘bizarre’ charges
Objectors: Belmont business operators Christian Evans and Greg Aylmore question the proposed charge for a new car park. By John Van KlaverenBELMONT traders have...
City budget advice: Reveal wards’ shares
By Cherie DonnellanREVEALING budget funding for wards would make Surf Coast council “more transparent”, according to a Geelong councillor.
Andy Richards and Geelong Mayor John...
President on plan: Safety second at 13th
By Cherie DonnellanFORESHORE managers chose plants over people when they abandoned plans for a pedestrian pathway along 13th Beach Rd, according to the club’s...
California dreaming for coast lifesavers
Challenge: Tom Penney prepares for training this week. By Cherie DonnellanFIVE LIFESAVERS from the Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula will battle Los Angeles counterparts...
‘Drove him crazy’: man kills scooter rider over affair
A jealous man killed a former close friend after being driven "crazy" over his girlfriend's affair with him.
Following his release from prison for an...
