Tag: News
Students make splash
Jessica BentonHIPPIE-INSPIRED bikinis adorned with gems and bright colours will feature on beachside beauties this summer.
That’s the aim of Barwon Heads’ Sarah Martin who...
Torquay camping proposal revised
Alex de VosCampers have told authorities to go back to the drawing board on plans for a $5 million upgrade of Torquay’s public caravan...
Jacob shows vision for art
Kim WatersEleven-year-old Jacob Law refuses to let vision impairment hold him back.
The Bell Post Hill youngster enjoyed fame last year as the face of...
Battle for Otways Park plan under fire
Kim WatersHundreds of submissions have attacked State Government plans to protect Otways state forest.
More than 500 individuals and organisations have lodged submission on Parks...
Affairs of the heart at shelter
Kim WatersNewborn feeding schedules are always tough but waking every two hours to feed a 70-gram baby joey is second nature to open-heart surgery...
Donations flow for bid to resettle orphaned siblings
Jessica BentonTHE CHRISTMAS spirit has come early to five Liberian orphans seeking a new life in Geelong.
Diversitat settlement services and community programs manager Tony...
Notorious bottleneck rated worst for crashes, residents fed up
Jessica BentonNew statistics revealing a notorious traffic bottleneck as the Bellarine Peninsula’s worst roundabout for crashes have left a community group “fed up” with...
Special teams to help workers avoid scams
Andrew MathiesonState Government will send a team of financial planners to help Geelong Ford workers to keep their redundancy packages out of the hands...
Hummers arrive to battle booze
Alex de VosTwo specially marked Hummers have arrived to patrol Geelong’s streets as part of a police campaign to stamp out violence and public...
Timely land release for Geelong
Premier John Brumby announced State Government was “releasing land” at Geelong’s Armstrong Creek this week - one day before the release of figures showing...
Basic plan in creek pipeline
Jessica BentonBARWON Water has developed a plan to supply “basic” services to Geelong’s Armstrong Creek growth area.
But the authority said its business case did...
Three face court over bikie murder charges
Alex de VosPolice yesterday charged two brothers with the murder of Torquay Bandidos bikie gang member Ross Brand.
Ocean Grove’s John Bedson, 25, and Highton’s...
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....
