Tag: News
Bellbrae Revolts
jane emerickBellbrae residents are joining forces to fight unwanted development.
A controversial plan for a caravan park is at the centre of the movement,...
Canberra Option
Karen HartELAINE Carbines could move into federal politics after narrowly losing her battle for a seat in the Victorian Upper House on a recount...
blind eyes to horror
Hamish HeardRevellers walked within metres of a young woman as she was brutally raped in central Geelong, police have revealed.
Melbourne Sexual Crimes Squad Acting...
Mayor’s police petition
Hamish HeardMAYOR Bruce Harwood wants the community to stand up and be counted in a fight against alcohol-fuelled violence following an outbreak of brutal...
Mozzie grounds covered
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S council has started work to install underground drains to eradicate a mosquito breeding ground outside St Leonards Primary School.
St Leonards residents welcomed...
Going full bore
Hamish HeardGeelong will rely on bore water next year after record low annual rain forced Barwon Water to announce its harshest round of restrictions.
Barwon...
Quit call over claim of bypass plan ignorance
Elisa ClarkA Liberal candidate wants Geelong’s mayor to quit for claiming he knows nothing about the party’s policy for the third stage of the...
Markets off to Pako
Karen HartGEELONG West could soon be home to controversial Mill Markets after its owner lost a long-running legal battle with Geelong’s council.
Ian Ballis said...
Injunction bid to foil ‘chainsaw massacre’
Alex de VosResidents plan to take out injunctions to stop authorities chopping down non-indigenous trees along the Barwon River in Geelong.
Highton’s Trish Gant said...
Brave new world on doorstep
Peter FaragoTHE FIRST residents to move into Geelong’s newest suburb will be encouraged to walk a mile in their own shoes, according to plans...
Rain in autumn
ANDREW MATHIESONTHE REGION’S parched landscape is on the verge of a drenching, according to a Geelong meteorologist.
Geelong Weather Services’ Lindsay Smail believes the ongoing...
Grove brawl mars party
ANDREW MATHIESONBELLARINE Peninsula revellers were on their best and worst behaviour during New Year’s Eve, according to police.
Drunken teenage brawls on the beach...
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. ...
