Tag: News
Push for golf course to include aquatic centre
Hamish HeardA proposed merger between Torquay Golf Club and RACV is set to deliver an aquatic centre to the town.
Member for South Barwon...
Meeting hears of Posss’s sex lure
Hamish HeardA Torquay meeting has heard evidence clothing-optional status attracts men to Point Impossible for illegal gay sex orgies, according to a Torquay councillor.
Cr...
Scottish Rose to bloom here
Sally PoehlandAll types of people enjoy Scottish music, even Britney Spears fans, according to one of Scotland’s top selling recording artists.
“Scottish music attracts...
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...
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...
