Tag: News
Speed labs busted
Hamish HeardPre-dawn raids at six Geelong homes yesterday netted two clandestine speed labs, leaving a “significant” dent in Geelong’s illegal amphetamines market.
Geelong detectives and...
Jail for scammer
Karen HartA HIGHTON credit controller who stole more than $50,000 of public money has been handed a jail sentence.
Marlene Rimmrodt, 56, of Reigate Road,...
Dump unisex toilets
Jane EmerickResidents are up in arms over plans for a unisex toilet block on Torquay’s front beach foreshore.
Great Ocean Road Coast Committee has submitted...
Week of bloodshed
Hamish HeardA week of bloodshed in Geelong’s suburbs has left one man dead, another with stab wounds and a third victim in hospital after...
A road to ruin
By Geelong Story UpdatesA stretch of the main road to St Leonards is a threat to safety despite a $2 million upgrade a little...
Angling club bid on break
Jane EmerickTorquay anglers are pushing for a new study to pave the way for a breakwater at Fisherman’s Beach.
Torquay Angling Club wants State Government’s...
Exercise a stroll in the park
Lisa HumphriesLocal Olympian Lee Troop will lead Geelong parents in an attempt to help get a world pram-strolling record tomorrow.
Geelong will be one of...
Community care
Karen HartTO SAY Aboriginal elder Lyn McInnes is dedicated to helping Geelong’s indigenous community is an understatement.
The mother of three has spent nearly half...
Homes in TiTree ”on their own”, says CFA
Andrew MathiesonNATIVE Ti Tree poses a bushfire threat to homes on the Bellarine Peninsula this summer, the CFA has warned homeowners.
CFA regional...
Call for EES on new Lonsdale homes plan
Andrew MathiesonA PEAK environmental group has called for an environmental effects study before council considers an ageing Point Lonsdale shell grit mine for residential...
Breaking up is hard to do
Peter FaragoA PLAN to break the Bellarine Peninsula from City of Greater Geelong council is a popular idea for many residents of the region...
Walkers stepping out for health and coffee
Jane EmerickWalk for the health benefits but, more importantly, walk for the coffee.
That’s the message a Torquay walking group is using to urge other...
From the archives
16 years
September 11, 2009
VICROADS is compiling a list of “rogue” truckies to address complaints about noise from Geelong’s bypass, according to an MP.
Member for...
