Tag: News
FINALLY FRIDAY: Murray’s Feelers out for Wooly
BY MICHELLE HERBISON
PETE MURRAY watched on via Skype as the Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra practiced and recorded his beloved songs from 2003 hit album, Feeler....
Suburban fear as heights rise
By NOEL MURPHY
FOUR-STOREY buildings allowed under rezoning plans have triggered a wave of protest across Geelong.
City Hall will enact State Government planning changes that...
A toast as 200-meeting milestone mastered
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FOR an activity still rated as a fate worse than death, a Geelong Toastmasters group has done well to achieve a...
Shell quiet on global visitors
By NOEL MURPHY
SHELL Australia is tightlipped about possible buyers for its Corio refinery following reports of Asian and American customers visiting the site in...
Grants program’s $75K of pre-Chrissie cheer
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SEVEN Leopold-based community organisations received some early Christmas cheer, sharing $75,000 in grants from Leopold Community Bank.
Community liaison manager Marg McFadyen...
Firm hunts sites to host wind turbines
By NOEL MURPHY
LEGAL action against development of a King Island wind farm to service Geelong has failed to stop Hydro Tasmania pushing ahead with...
Norlane cam’s fines up again
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG'S highest-grossing red light camera is slugging motorists $400,000 every three months, according to latest figures.
The Justice Department figures show fines...
Geelong researcher confirms fears for ex-players/Footy linked to brain damage
SPORTS concussion has long-term, negative, impact on the brain, Geelong research has confirmed.
The Deakin Universitiy study of the brains of 40 retired Australian Rules...
Bid for ‘trendy no-frack zone’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ACTIVISTS are proceeding with plans to declare Moriac a "fracking-free zone" despite a miner with an exploration permit declaring it has...
Parents on ice as drug use expands in region
By NOEL MURPHY
YOUTH worker Les Twentyman has lashed out ice abuse problems in Geelong as the drug scourge continues to rage across the region.
The...
Inspectors out after $6m city bill for retail injuries
By MICHELLE HERBISON
WORKSAFE has received nearly 350 injury claims from Geelong retail workers over the past five years, costing $6 million in medical bills,...
Jobs in food to ‘boom’
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S economy is sitting poised for a new manufacturing boom in farming and intensive agriculture operations, according to City Hall’s new Enterprise...
Tragic tale of young Anzac
Ocean Grove singer-songwriter Vin Healy has released a new music video telling the story of a young Anzac just in time for Remembrance Day.
Mr...
