Tag: News
‘Victory’ on footpaths
ERIN PEARSON
Jan Juc residents have won a two-year battle against council plans to charge them for unwanted footpaths.
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal member Nicholas...
‘Outsiders’ in Torquay raids
ERIN PEARSON
Police believe two men from out of town are behind a series of burglaries in Torquay over the past week.
Torquay Police Senior...
FINALLY FRIDAY: A night of pet sounds
Puppy love: Delia, 8, Evette, 9, Mia, 5, and Tess, 5, with Geelong Animal Welfare Society’s “permanent resident” Buddy. ERIN PEARSON
GEELONG children will...
JOIN THE CLUB: Theatre on wings
Troupers: Ferri Bond, Marylin Nash, Colleen O’Toole and Ben Mitchell get into character for Theatre of the Winged Unicorn. JOHN VAN KLAVERENDespite perception as...
City now ‘hot for investing’
KIM WATERS
Geelong has transformed from an unfashionable “ugly duckling” into an attractive option for property investors, according to a new report.
Your Investment Property magazine...
Torquay ‘set for two new schools’
Budget boost: Thali and Brooke, both five, at Torquay’s kinder with Tanba Rose. ERIN PEARSON
Torquay is set for new secondary and primary schools after...
Centre in cash budget ‘boost’
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN AND KIM WATERS
The Baillieu Government has included $15 million in its first budget to upgrade Geelong’s library and heritage centre, according...
Zane nets place in Maltese basketball team via web
On the ball: Zane Micallef has been picked up to play for Malta after officials saw his skills on the internet. ERIN PEARSON
DRYSDALE teenager...
Hardware giants gear up for battle in region
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
The region’s hardware sector is in for a shake-up, with Woolworths “keen” to secure a site for its new Masters store.
Woolworths renewed...
Rush traded without liquor licence: Club owner fined
KIM WATERS
A Moorabool Street night club owner who served alcohol on his opening night without a liquor license made a “genuine and honest mistake”,...
Volunteer clinic ‘filling void’ in care for poor
Healing hand: Naturopath Janine Castle at the Norlane clinic with Bethany Sandford. KIM WATERS
A free heath care service for low-income earners is filling a...
Toorak duo in $150,000 pay penalty
ERIN PEARSONThe former owners of central Geelong’s 7-Eleven and their company have been fined $150,000 for underpaying international students.
A Melbourne magistrate found Toorak’s Hao...
Pedalling towards road safety
Students across Greater Geelong can continue to learn about bike and road safety through a community initiative aimed at saving lives on the road....
