Tag: News
Shamed Grubbers to take holocaust lesson
Alex de VosOcean Grove footballers have agreed to visit Melbourne’s Holocaust Museum after allegedly attacking a Jewish man while on their way home from...
Letter bid on pokies
Jane EmerickBOROUGH of Queenscliffe is making a last-ditch appeal to State Government to cut back on poker machines in the tiny municipality.
Mayor Pat Semmens...
Torquay retirees plan wins council backing
Hamish HeardA Torquay developer has overcome the first hurdle in his quest to build a $40 million low-cost retirement village on the town’s outskirts.
Councillors...
Cards on the table
Hamish HeardUndecided Torquay voters will weigh up major party promises on education, transport links, dogs on beaches, fishing and police when they front tomorrow’s...
Drysdale pool plans
Jane EmerickA Catholic school yesterday announced plans for a swimming pool open to the public at Drysdale.
St Ignatius College Geelong principal Michael Exton said...
Port residents ‘back’ housing development
Alex de VosPortarlington residents want authorities to approve plans for a housing development near the town’s centre, according to the company behind the project.
Urban...
Get it up to speed
ANDREW MATHIESONBY ANDREW MATHIESON
A TRANSPORT lobby group has called on State Government to meet demand for improved public services on the Bellarine Penin-sula.
Public Transport...
Report:council open to corruption claims
Andrew MathiesonTHE STATE Ombudsman yesterday told City Hall to clean up planning processes that were open to “allegations of corruption”.
George Brouwer’s report to parliament...
State sponsors Cats to sell the bush
Jane EmerickState Government yesterday announced taxpayers would sponsor four Geelong Football Club players as spokesmen for regional Victoria.
The $75,000 deal made captain Tom Harley,...
Crossing fear
Andrew MathiesonfA PARENT and a Drysdale school principal fear a fatality is just around the corner as students battle to cross roads from three...
D-day for 1500 workers at Ford
By Geelong Story UpdatesFord will stand down 1500 Geelong workers without pay at the end of today’s shift unless a local parts manufacturer can...
Ocean Grove RSL: future bleak
Ocean Grove RSL has predicted a bleak future for branches on the Bellarine Peninsula after discussing its future during an annual meeting this week.
Ocean...
‘Suspicious’ house fire in Whittington
Police are investigating a "suspicious" house fire that has broken out in Whittington overnight.
Emergency services responded to reports of a structure fire...
