Tag: News
Red tape ties up ship for penninsula dive site
Andrew MathiesonDELAYS from bureaucratic red tape are jeopardising the likelihood that a warship will provide a major tourism boon for local diving operators.
The Bellarine...
One busload for rally as 550 teachers strike
Alex de VosThe education union sent one busload of teachers from Geelong to a rally in Melbourne yesterday after 550 members walked out of...
Developers lined up at Armstrong Creek
Alex de VosDevelopers are waiting for a council green light to break Geelong’s dwindling land supply with 12,000 new allotments south of the city.
Four...
High-tech clubs to weed out thugs
Thugs face life time bans after Geelong nightclubs roll out permanent ID scanners next week, nightlife association chairman Darren Holroyd told the Independent yesterday....
drought gives Torquay soccer the boot
Jane EmerickDrought has booted soccer out of Torquay.
Surf Coast Soccer Club will play home games at Connewarre after the drought dried up the club’s...
Aborigines put compo cases ‘on hold’ Rudd’s a ‘fund guy’
Alex de VosGeelong region Aborigines have put on hold plans to sue government after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s apology left the door open for...
Authority ‘powerless’ on fluoride Return to sender
Peter FaragoANTI-fluoride protesters delivered their message to the wrong address when they marched on Barwon Water this week, according to chairman Roger Lowrey.
Barwon Association...
Coastal councillors seeking ‘Geelong-size’ rates of pay
Alex de VosSurf Coast Shire councillors have called for pay packets as big as their Geelong colleagues.
Mayor Dean Webster said the workload on councillors...
James felt business cycle right for a bike shop
Hamish HeardThe move from the Australian Defence Force to a Ryrie Street bike shop has proven successful for James Fitzgerald and uncle Bill Whiteside.
The...
Liberals vow to scrap controversial route. Bypass ‘referendum’
Andrew MathiesonA LIBERAL State Government would scrap controversial plans for the third stage of Geelong’s bypass, South Barwon candidate Michael King has announced.
The Liberals...
Webcams for anglers to keep tabs on action
Jane EmerickAnglers will soon be able to check live reports from their homes with webcams set to hit local boat ramps and fishing locations.
Almost...
Blazes break out across city
Hamish HeardHigh wind and soaring temperatures fanned a horrific day for Geelong’s firefighters yesterday.
Two firefighters were hospitalised after battling to control the worst of...
Out & about
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was at Ocean Grove main beach on Monday May 12 to see who was out and about on a sunny...
