Tag: News
Leading agent to strike out on own
New brand: Daniel Hayes and Michelle Winckle.KIM WATERS
A leading Geelong real estate agent has left one of the city’s major franchises to start his...
Council’s $10,000 ‘check’ for chess
Checkmates: Mayor John Mitchell with chess grandmaster Darryl Johansen. JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong has proven it’s no pawn with a checkmate of Sydney to win...
One woman, ‘300 charges’
KIM WATERS
A woman on about 300 theft-related charges has single-handedly almost tripled Queenscliff’s annual crime rate, according to police.
Queenscliff Sergent Steve Brand said police...
Man who ‘lost the plot’ planning to live in Geelong
KIM WATERS
A Lismore man who threatened to kill friends, neighbours and police plans to move to Geelong, a court heard this week.
Forty-six-year-old Thomas...
Forecast looks swell as pros drop into Bells Beach
Red hot: Reigning world champion Kelly Slater flies at Bells Beach on Wednesday. ERIN PEARSON
A car crash and forecasts of big waves set...
Dimmeys in return as CBD confidence rises
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Budget retailer Dimmeys will return to central Geelong when it opens a new store in Little Malop Steet, the company has announced.
And...
Buyers win in price ‘retreat’
Plateau: Harcourts’ Donna Ellmer-Buckingham.KIM WATERSA fall in Geelong’s median house price is “good news” for buyers, according to a leading agent.
Harcourts Geelong director Donna...
VFL first for Torquay
ERIN PEARSON
WILLIAMSTOWN will take on the Cats this Sunday in the first VFL match on the Surf Coast.
The Easter Sunday game will pit...
MP in primary school petition
ERIN PEARSON
FEDERAL MP Darren Cheeseman has launched a petition for a new Torquay primary school and children’s services hub.
Mr Cheeseman said the petition would...
Mate lost but never forgotten as ANZAC Day closes in
Unforgotten: Patrick Dungan remembers his war experiences. ERIN PEARSON
AS THE sun breaks over the horizon on Monday, Torquay’s Patrick Dungan will pay his respects...
Bay link bid ‘revived’
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
VicRoads should include a Corio Bay crossing in plans to extend Geelong’s ring road extension to the Bellarine Peninsula, according to Mayor...
Mates to rise again from sea floor during Bill’s ANZAC Day
A different time: Bill Huggins dons his medals in preparation for ANZAC Day. KIM WATERS
Mates who died at the bottom of the sea will...
Journey towards reconciliation
Surf Coast Shire Council will continue along its journey towards reconciliation as it sets clear actions that build on indigenous learning and growth. ...
