Tag: News
Trouble brews over ‘gypsy coffees’
By MICHELLE HERBISON
COUNCIL allowing "gypsy traders" to operate out of vans in car parks is unfair to local small businesses, according to a drive-through...
Henderson’s unbackable: bookmakers
By NOEL MURPHY
BOOKIES rate Liberal Sarah Henderson an unbackable favourite to win Australia’s most-marginal seat at Saturday’s federal election.
Sportsbet has Ms Henderson at $1.001...
Peru murder accused say case falling apart
By NOEL MURPHY
THREE Geelong travellers accused of murder in Peru say court proceedings have backed their innocence.
Jessica Vo and Tom and Hugh Hanlon are...
Ford ‘to blame for down days’
By NOEL MURPHY
FORD was wrong blaming fringe benefits tax (FBT) changes for staff down days and the tough Christmas now facing Geelong auto workers,...
Red Cross aiming for connections
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ONE of Australia's oldest charity organisations wants to update the way it connects with the local community.
Red Cross Geelong held its...
Torquay ‘talks rooftop living’
By NOEL MURPHY
TORQUAY traders want work with a company proposing a controversial redevelopment of the town’s Gilbert St shopping precinct.
Martin Duke, the outgoing president...
Fire risk in ‘critical period’
By MICHELLE HERBISON
WEATHER over the next four to six weeks will be critical in determining the region’s fire risk this summer, according to Geelong...
Sanity prevails in local search for customer serivce
By Editorial
SOURCING unstocked products when competitors had thrown in the towel has earned Sanity Westfield Geelong a loyal customer.
In fact, St Leonards’ John Reid...
Buckets & bouquets
By Editorial
BUCKETS to the person who vomited on one side of my little red car while it was outside my garage for sale on...
Gun land fixed five years later
By NOEL MURPHY
IT MIGHT be five years later but a lead and tar-riddled former gun club site at Eastern Park has finally been cleaned...
Local surge in single parents
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A SURGE in single parents across the Barwon region has prompted extension of a free child support advice service.
Victoria Legal...
Rental firms lose licences
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A CORPORATE regulator has slammed two Geelong household goods rental companies for "irresponsible practices".
Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASCI) hit out...
Vintage train restoration projects on display
Train enthusiasts will converge on Queenscliff this weekend to explore the restoration work being done by volunteers on locomotives more than a century old.
The...
