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Pokies bid to pay for $4m upgrade
Andrew MathiesonA GEELONG entertainment complex has pinned its $4 million expansion plan on a bid for more pokies.
Waurn Ponds Hotel wants approval for 60...
Traumatised kids face big challenges as police report spike in family violence Bid to...
Alex de VosYoung victims of family violence will face the challenges of their lives in a new Geelong program to help them overcome their...
Fertiliser firm to fluoridate region
Jessica BentonGEELONG fertiliser company Incitec Pivot will provide fluoride for the region’s water supply despite plans to close its North Shore plant, according to...
Safety report calls for culture change
Andrew MathiesonCREATING European-style piazzas, town squares and “safety zones” inside nightclubs are among the recommendations of a research project on stamping out violence in...
Councils set to spend up on climate change
Jessica BentonTHE REGION’S councils plan to spend millions of dollars battling climate change.
City of Greater Geelong, Surf Coast Shire and Borough of Queenscliffe set...
Willing and able in a wheely big first for basketball
Alex de VosBasketballers used to running and dribbling up and down courts are taking on Geelong’s best wheelchair players and beating them at their...
Region warned: brace for swine flu
Alex de VosAn outbreak of swine flu in Geelong is “inevitable”, health authorities have warned.
Barwon Health spokesperson Kate Nelson said the organisation was expecting...
City to cope with bike race
Jessica BentonORGANISERS have promised Geelong will avoid a traffic nightmare when the city hosts a five-day world cycling championship event in September and October,...
Victim living in fear as sex attacker walks free My endless nightmare
Alex de VosA sexual assault victim says she is living a nightmare after her attacker walked free from Geelong Magistrates’ Court.
The woman said she...
Race locked up port
Jessica BentonA cycling race kept furious Portarlington residents captive in their own homes for two days, councillors have heard.
Last week’s council meeting heard the...
Ratepayers slam hike
Alex de VosResidents have slammed Surf Coast Shire’s plan to increase rates 5.75 per cent to help pay for an “outrageous” $40 million civic...
Scouting out history
Andrew MathiesonGHOSTS from the past hover around Geelong’s scout museum.
They stretch back, in all forms, to 1909 and forward to this year, celebrating...
Councillor Crockett sworn in
Phoebe Crockett is officially the new Torquay Ward councillor for the Surf Coast Shire after she was sworn into the role this week. ...
