Stevie J’s trick kick makes a point
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AMID the ongoing debate about the possible retirement of Geelong’s older players, Steve Johnson made a valid point at training this...
Coaches kick off GOFC to develop skill, love of game
By JOSIP ZILIC
Local soccer coaches have kicked off a new initiative to develop players for higher levels of competition or just to enhance their...
Estuary shelter provides goods
Local anglers have had another week of harsh winter conditions, with land-based opportunities producing the goods.
The Barwon River estuary offers shelter from the weather...
City ‘misled on rates’, says MP
UNIONS are misleading Geelong workers with a dishonest scare campaign over penalty rates, according to local Liberal MP Sarah Henderson.
The Abbott Government had “no...
Anger at ‘chainsaw massacre’
By PAUL MILLAR
A tree-shredding exercise along Surf Coast roads was an attack on the area’s biological heritage, according to a local environmentalist.
Bellbrae's Graeme Stockton...
Death without dignity ‘torture’, inquiry hears
By PAUL MILLAR
A government inquiry regarded as a stepping stone to voluntary euthanasia received submissions, advice and recommendations during a sitting in Geelong this...
Costa share price slides after listing reaches target
THE SHARE price of Geelong’s biggest company, Costa Group Holdings Limited, has fallen to $2.10 after listing a week ago with a starting price...
‘Gorgeous’ duo to entertain at Lyons’ 50th
A "GORGEOUSLY talented” pair of violinists will headline Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons’ 50th birthday party.
Cr Lyons announced today that duo Cooper + Hoo would...
Zilic praises local clubs for backing campaign
By TONIC PRUSAC
LIVERPOOL legend Bill Shankly once said: “Football is not a matter of life or death, it’s more important than that!”.
Well, even the...
Train versus chopper: Malcolm Turnbull’s take
COMMUNICATIONS minister Malcolm Turnbull travelled to Geelong this morning to talk NBN, but pointedly revealed he took the train - not a chopper.
The post...
McIntosh quits Cats
GEELONG CATS ruckman Hamish McIntosh has called time on his 13-year AFL career, retiring from football effective immediately.
The 30-year-old arrived at the Cats from...
AFL gives Cats another 4$m for stadium work
THE AFL will give Geelong Cats $4 million towards the fourth stage of the redevelopment of Simonds Stadium.
AFL chief Gillon McLachlan the funding would...
Surf Coast roads reviewed
A speed limit review will help make roads across the Surf Coast Shire safer for all road users, with the community encouraged to have...
