Tag: News
Liberties leader slams ‘spy’ plan
Alex de VosOne of Australia’s leading civil rights activists has slammed plans for hidden cameras to spy on men meeting for sex at Torquay’s...
PM in town for medical school
Alex de VosPrime Minister Kevin Rudd visited Geelong yesterday to officially open Victoria’s first regional medical school.
Mr Rudd said the school, at Deakin University’s...
Study: you’re so vain
Vanity is rising in Geelong, a new survey suggests.
The Yellow Directory study of searches on its website for business phone numbers found that users...
Stan rides high again
Alex de VosA mystery benefactor has given an 87-year-old Lara pensioner back his freedom after reading in last Friday’s Independent how a thief had...
Mall outpost for cops crack down on thugs
A police “hub” will give officers a front-line battle station to fight violent crime in Geelong’s mall.
Federal Member for Corio Richard Marles announced funding...
Spy eyes on beach ‘perverts’
Alex de VosHidden cameras will spy on a controversial nude beach to help weed out “sexual predators”, according to a Surf Coast community group.
Surf...
Graffiti sanction to offset new laws
Andrew MathiesonCITY Hall will sanction graffiti on selected public buildings to offset new laws increasing police search and seize powers against alleged vandals.
Police can...
Chartwell bosses turn on each other in talks
The bosses of collapsed Geelong investment company Chartwell Enterprises have turned on each other in media interviews.
Both Graeme Hoy and Ian Rae emerged from...
The Wright stuff
Andrew MathiesonDIANE Wright’s vision is nothing new – it’s been precisely 100 years in the making.
Call it coincidence or fate but the founder of...
Bid to ban glass
Alex de VosTorquay could soon have Victoria’s first glass-free beaches, according to a Surf Coast Shire councillor.
Ron Humphrey said council would investigate a ban...
Anglers set for an early present
Alex de VosTorquay could have a new boat ramp before Christmas, according to Great Ocean Road Coast Committee.
The foreshore manager has called for tenders...
Drysdale banks on community
Jessica BentonDRYSDALE residents are digging deep to establish a Bendigo Community Bank.
Project steering committee chairman Chris Reymers said the community had so far pledged...
Torquay Lions doing it for the kids
Torquay Lions Club set a record contribution for the 2025 Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) Good Friday Appeal (GFA).
Raising $35,361, the Lions Club was the...
