Tag: News
Anger as council caught breaking restrictions
Alex de VosResidents have slammed City of Greater Geelong for breaking water restrictions during one of the worst droughts on record.
The City has admitted...
40 million
By Tyronne OsborneCity Hall is planning a marina development worth up to $40 million at North Geelong.
Councillor Stretch Kontelj said the concept promised more...
Making Millions
Hamish HeardThe amount of home owners sitting on million-dollar-plus residential properties in City of Greater Geelong has more than doubled in the past two...
Debt and rates to jump for precinct
Jane EmerickSurf Coast Shire will borrow $11 million and raise rates to fund new offices and a community precinct.
The shire’s strategic resource plan reveals...
Cheap supply wasted
Peter FargoGeelong’s council has blamed EPA regulations for stopping it from tapping into two million litres of recycled water a day.
Barwon Water made the...
Race to the bottom
Andrew MathiesonPLANS for a former warship to be used for a diving site are in a race against time to beat the start of...
City rules out voter ”appeals on wheels”
Hamish HeardGeelong is immune from a union plot to infiltrate meals on wheels services throughout the country as platforms to pedal proLabor propaganda, according...
High brow, low ball
Andrew MathiesonHAPPYgolucky Trevor Chappell has heard them all.
The jokes, the comparisons and the ridicule.
The Ocean Grove ABC radio personality and namesake of the former...
Water plan relies on boring details
Peter FaragoGEELONG residents should prepare themselves to drink at least some fluoride by 2015 after State Government this week unveiled its plan to secure...
Businesses sign on to Buy Local campaign
Hamish HeardMore than 70 businesses in the Geelong region have signed up to a new campaign to prevent escape spending ahead of an official...
Pilates, yoga, sports equipment in Surf Coast perks scheme. Shire massages staff, council
Hamish HeardSurf Coast ratepayers will foot the bill for councillors and shire staff to enjoy massages, weight loss programs and yoga classes under a...
Corio club’s facilities now shipshape
Jane EmerickCorio Bay Sports Club left behind its shipping container changerooms yesterday thanks to a $400,000 upgrade.
City of Greater Geelong’s improvements to Evans Reserve...
QMF gets ready to rock
The Queenscliff Music Festival (QMF) is nearly upon us, featuring over 70 music acts and a huge range of food, drink and creative entertainment...
