Tag: News
Grim rain outlook as storages plummet
Jessica BentonFORECASTERS gave a “grim” long-term forecast for rain as the region’s water storage levels plummeted this week.
The storages fell to 26.8 per cent...
Councils vote for more pay
Alex de VosGeelong and Surf Coast Shire councillors are set to give themselves 34 per cent pay rises.
City of Greater Geelong Mayor John Mitchell...
Rex brushes off new hit to Ford
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S biggest car dealer yesterday declared its franchises safe from a Ford decision to stop financing car buyers.
Ford Credit Australia announced...
Lock put on Heads
Jessica BentonCOUNCIL backing has raised hopes for Barwon Heads to beat plans for a boundary-busting residential development.
Geelong councillors have voted unanimously to adopt a...
Beach bans working
Alex de VosVictoria’s first bans on smoking and glass on beaches have successfully reduced litter along the Surf Coast, according to the region’s foreshore...
My cycles of life
Andrew MathiesonJOHN Trevorrow stands on a bend in the road and feels the whistle of the peloton speed past.
On a sunny day at Portarlington,...
Rally to put down bridge’s footprint
Jessica BentonHUNDREDS of Barwon Heads residents and visitors are set to form a “human bridge footprint” on the town’s riverbank during a mass rally...
Chamber mates keen to spread speaking skills
Andrew MathiesonTHREE Geelong men want to turn back time to when poise and diction counted for something.
Octogenarian Jack Stewart remembers the lessons from the...
Tourists flock to coast despite bad weather, finances
Alex de Vos and Jessica BentonBad weather and economic turmoil have failed to stop tourists flocking to the region’s coastal resorts this summer, according...
Plea for public to find missing mum
Alex de VosOne of the daughters of missing woman Dawn Wilson has urged the public to join in the search for her mother who...
Loners drive pokies splurge
Andrew MathiesonAn increase in “socially isolated” gamblers is driving a splurge on pokies in Geelong, according to a counselling service.
Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation...
Museum goes mobile to escape council laws
Alex de VosA man is building a “Sovereign Hill-style” tourist attraction on the back of a trailer at Moriac to beat planning regulations.
Ashley Reed...
Monet comes to Geelong
Geelong Gallery will welcome a Claude Monet art piece into its display, thanks to a long-term loan from the National Gallery of Australia. ...
