Tag: News
Final sitting for icon of the pier
Alex de VosIconic waterfront Geelong eatery Smorgy’s will close its doors to the public for the last time on Sunday night and hand over...
Kids put first
Alex de VosWhen Beth Roe’s son started choking on a lollipop, the former paramedic knew she had only seconds to retrieve the obstruction from...
Army blasts golfers over call for kangaroo cull
Kim WatersThe Defence Department has hit back at Queenscliff golfers over their claims an “out of control” kangaroo population is tearing up their Swan...
Geelong turning into city of public servants
Andrew MathiesonGeelong is becoming a city of public servants as growth in government jobs outstrips traditional manufacturing employment, according to new figures.
An annual City...
RACV backs calls for new bike lanes
Alex de VosThe state’s motoring giant has backed a call for cycling lanes on the region’s most dangerous roads.
RACV chief engineer Peter Daly said...
National acclaim for seafood extravaganza
Kim WatersAn Easter Charity Restaurant on Queenscliff Pier has earned national acclaim, according to organisers.
Charity Restaurant spokesman Scott Talbot said the response to...
Locals blast shooters
Andrew MathiesonCOUNCIL documents have cast doubt on the hopes of hundreds of shooters to relocate two homeless Geelong gun clubs to vacant farmland.
Geelong’s clay...
Shark, Slater in Pro drama
Alex de VosA week of drama has set the scene for the finals of this year's Rip Curl Pro.
The world's best surfers battled small,...
Fears over ‘old, brittle’ water main of asbestos
Kim WatersA council description of an asbestos water main as “old and brittle” has alarmed Ocean Grove residents.
They fear the main under Thacker...
Residents warned of ‘charges surge’
Kim WatersThousands of Bellarine Peninsula residents are unaware they will pay millions of dollars in fees under council user-pays plans, an Ocean Grove resident...
Residents on warpath
Alex de VosSurf Coast Shire’s approval of an unpopular plan to sting ratepayers for new footpaths has sparked formation of a new lobby group.
Jan...
Bells tolls for six of the best as Rip Curl Pro competition begins
Alex de VosThe world’s best surfers brushed aside nerves as Australia’s most prestigious professional surfing event kicked off at Bells Beach this week.
Instead, they...
Shooting for kindness
A Grovedale student has received a humanity award after he chose to turn a painful experience of bullying into a powerful movement for change....
