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‘Independent’ mayoral bid amid ALP takeover
Geelong’s Mayor has des-cribed himself as an “independent” as he seeks a second term in the wake of Labor ousting the region’s last sitting...
Public drunks set for ‘pats on head’
Alex de VosDrunks could stagger Geelong’s streets with impunity under State Government plans to consider decriminalising public drunkenness, according to a report yesterday.
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The seeds of hope
Andrew MathiesonAFTER the initial handshake, Paul Weight’s big, cheeky grin can sell the virtues of the straight life to society’s most marginalised.
The Geelong youth...
MP fails first test but Libs expelled
Peter FaragoGEELONG’S two new representatives in Federal Parliament begin a new game of snakes and ladders this week.
Over and done with is the game...
Election hits festival numbers while…Drunks spoil the party
Jessica BentonDrunks and brawls marred this year’s Queenscliff Music Festival, according to police, organisers and residents.
Queenscliff police arrested two people for drunkenness and unruly...
Building ‘plummets’
Peter FaragoBUILDING approvals dropped almost 20 per cent in City of Greater Geelong last year amid housing industry concerns that limited land supply was...
Houses threat in wetland bid
Jessica BentonA bid to list wetlands in an international protection agreement could thwart plans for an adjacent residential development at Point Lonsdale.
Geelong Environment Council...
$55m ‘inland port’ in fight for Avalon home
Alex de VosAvalon will have a $55 million “inland port” for trucks and trains if Altona residents win a fight with State Government against...
$500,000 reward fails to find new leads
A $500,000 reward has failed to loosen the lips of potential witnesses with information about the murder of a Geelong man, according to Victoria...
Coast public housing comes under fire
Alex de VosA plan to bring public housing tenants to Torquay will fail because their “lifestyle” is incompatible with existing residents, according to a...
All systems GOTV
Andrew MathiesonADAM Tribe can vividly remember when he could barely swing a video camera without tripping over the lawn mower.
It doesn’t seem that long...
Heat on state over highway
Alex de VosRACV has vowed to turn up the heat on State Government for funding to duplicate the Princes Highway between Waurn Ponds and...
‘Drove him crazy’: man kills scooter rider over affair
A jealous man killed a former close friend after being driven "crazy" over his girlfriend's affair with him.
Following his release from prison for an...
