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Sport charge warning
ERIN PEARSONSPORTS clubs have warned they could fold after discovering a council charge scheme to begin on the Surf Coast was costing similar groups...
‘Witnesses’ stun police
ERIN PEARSONPOLICE are “astonished” witnesses failed to report a triple burglary in progress at Torquay, according to a senior Surf Coast police officer.
Detective Sergeant...
Residents’ fury at Moonah massacre
Saw point: Deborah Brearley with other Point Lonsdale residents furious at the loss of the Moonah trees in the area’s playground.KIM WATERSBOROUGH of Queenscliff...
Heads bank snapped up
KIM WATERSINVESTORS bought almost half the shares in a proposed Barwon Heads community bank within days of their release, according to the bank’s steering...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Puppets make a mess of show
Steel crazy: Tamara Rewse, left, with her co-performers in Men of Steel.ERIN PEARSONOLD-school “craziness” will break out in Geelong this weekend when Men of...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Kid rock grows up
All grown up: Nathan Cavaleri, right, with new bandmate Col Hatchman.ERIN PEARSONFROM a knee-high blues prodigy to wannabe rock star, Nathan Cavaleri has heard...
JOIN THE CLUB: The rock stars
Sparkling: Geelong Gem and Mineral Club’s Lynne Bell inspects a polished gemstone. JOHN VAN KLAVERENTHEY have been ascribed healing and spiritual properties and are...
Objectors hit $18m tanks bid
JOHN VAN KLAVERENA BULK liquid storage company plans an $18 million expansion in Geelong to cope with “dramatically increased” demand.
A Terminals spokesman said the...
North homes ‘under stress’
KIM WATERSTHREE of Geelong’s northern suburbs are in Victoria’s top 10 for “mortgage stress”, according to an international ratings agency.
Fitch’s listed North Geelong,...
Funds ‘threat’ over program
Kiss start: An Operation Newstart participant makes a furry friend during a program activity at Barwon Heads’ Jirrahlinga Wildlife Sanctuary. JOHN VAN KLAVERENAN INNOVATIVE...
Patients in evacuation at hospital
ERIN PEARSONFIREFIGHTERS evacuated patients from Geelong Private Hospital on Wednesday afternoon after plumes of smoke spread from the building’s fourth floor, according to a...
Bans handed out for junior footy altercation
AFL Barwon has handed down match suspensions, reprimands and bans after an investigation into a brawl at a junior footy match in July that...
