Tag: News
City ‘rushed through rezoning of own land’
Developers have accused City of Greater Geelong of bending the rules in a bid to sell its own land for development.
They say the...
MPs” water fight
Hamish HeardA state MP yesterday denied Geelong had been facing a water crisis and told residents with fluoride allergies to adjust their drinking behaviour...
Fluoride fury
By Geelong Story UpdatesPlans to fluoridate the region’s water supply have enraged antifluoride campaigners.
Water Quality Australia Geelong spokesperson David McRae demanded a referendum before...
Survey: referendum would fail Even split on fluoride
The region is evenly split on support for fluoridation, according to an Independent survey.
The results mean State Govern-ment’s plans to fluoridate Barwon Water’s service...
Point Cook pokies plan attacked Dogs savage Cats
Andrew MathiesonAFL club Western Bulldogs has attacked Geelong’s plan to build a $3.5 million community sports club in the Bulldogs’ heartland at Point Cook.
Wyndham...
Thirst for concept leads to expansion
By Hamish HeardA new drive-through coffee and juice business in Geelong is set to expand.
The owners of Bean Squeeze said customers’ appetite for their...
Hunt for arsonists in city’s night of flames
Hamish HeardFlames have besieged Geelong after suspected arsonists combined with howling wind and drought conditions to burn two houses and more than 300 hectares...
Developers squeezed for more space
A push to squeeze more out of developers for ratepayers has turned Geelong’s town planning clock back 150 years, according to a councillor.
Rod Macdonald...
Takeover thwarted
Jane EmerickState Government has thwarted Surf Coast Shire council’s attempts to take over management of the region’s foreshore.
Department of Sustainability and Environment south-west regional...
Classic Jason ti get heavy at Star Search
Independent NewsHighton’s Jason Coris began learning classical guitar at the tender age of six.
But around his teens he discovered heavy metal.
Faced with the dilemma...
Group fights $30m works
Andrew MathiesonA PORTARLINGTON community group has lodged a submission against the “sale and alienation of public land and space” on the site of a...
Alcoa urged to clean up brown coal station
Alex de VosEnvironmentalists have urged Alcoa to clean up its Anglesea power station amid fears of rising carbon dioxide emissions.
But the aluminum giant said...
Employment opportunities for drought-affected workers
Local agricultural sector workers affected by ongoing drought conditions can now apply to be part of a temporary employment scheme.
The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority...
