Tag: News
Marine centre in fight for funding
Alex de VosA lack of funding could force Queenscliff’s Marine Discovery Centre to close its doors to children on school holidays.
The centre has blamed...
Peninsula launches database on elderly and ill
Alex de VosElderly residents on the Bellarine Peninsula can lay to rest fears about lying undiscovered dead in their homes after the launch of...
AFL stars ”sniff out” resort
Jane EmerickRichmond Football Club captain Kane Johnson has joined a list of AFL footballers to snap up units at a $100 million residential development...
DHS sells fluoride to board in private talk
By Geelong Story UpdatesHealth officials have met Barwon Water to discuss fluoridation of the region.
Department of Human Services sent one of its dentists to...
Fire chief defends burns along the coast
Jane EmerickA fire chief has defended Surf Coast burnoffs against claims they damage the environment without reducing bushfire risk.
CFA regional operations manager Bob Barry...
Push for new bay foreshore
Andrew MathiesonA TOWN planner wants to extend Western Beach’s foreshore to cover the area’s slimy and polluted intertidal zone.
Raewyn Hansen’s vision includes a...
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...
ALP joins LIbs to no on bypass funding
Hamish HeardThe federal opposition has followed the Howard Government’s lead in refusing to commit Commonwealth funding for the controversial fourth stage of Geelong’s bypass...
Users give verdict on new service. Mixed on fast rail
Andrew MathiesonPassengers have given a mixed response to Geelong’s new fast rail service.
New high-speed Vlocity trains began running between Geelong and Melbourne this week...
A site unseen
Hamish HeardA Torquay councillor has accused Surf Coast Mayor Rose Hodge of turning a blind eye to “evidence” Point Impossible’s nude beach had become...
Local: I drank with Swan Bay’s victims
Hamish HeardThree crack soldiers killed when their car plunged into Swan Bay were drinking merrily with locals minutes before meeting their watery deaths.
A regular...
Striking accord
Alex de VosLeading Geelong organisations agreed to talk to each other, share ideas and make decisions in the best interest of the community when...
Reflecting community through art
The Surf Coast community has chosen a Torquay artist’s work to feature on the cover of next year’s Surf Coast Community Arts Calendar. ...
