Breakthrough stomps musos
By NOEL MURPHY
MUSICIAN-scientist Richard Helmer’s never been one for letting the grass grow under his feet - especially on stage.
The Hamlyn Heights engineer, researcher...
Drysdale man dies in Ballarat crash
A DRYSDALE man died following a head-on collision near Ballarat at the weekend.
The 19-year-old was killed after a car travelling north on the Midland Highway near...
Police nab CBD drivers on phones
A POLICE blitz on Geelong city centre driver and pedestrian distraction nabbed more than 80 people, including almost 30 people on mobile phones.
During the...
DNA hope for mystery 1995 rape case
POLICE hope new DNA evidence can solve a 20-year-old Geelong rape case.
A 24-year-old woman was assaulted and brutally raped on 23 September 1995 when...
Fake $100s shock market staff
By NOEL MURPHY
FAKE $100 notes are circulating in Geelong as the latest counterfeit banknotes to hit the town.
Police are investigating two incidents over the...
Geelong’s $3bn building bonanza
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S construction sector "is going gangbusters" in the face of a tightening economy, with almost $1 billion in projects presently under way...
Labor govt snubs Lyons … again
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE LABOR State Government has snubbed Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons again, this time for a crucial Jetstar announcement at Avalon.
The snub...
Jack raises the roof with 650 steins from around the world
By NOEL MURPHY
“THE man who fears to drink has no true soul.”
Wisdom can be gleaned from beer stein aphorisms for sure but get caught...
RSL backs call for more Jacka Victoria Crosses
By NOEL MURPHY
TORQUAY RSL has backed the bid for Geelong’s World War I hero Albert Jacka to be awarded two more Victoria Crosses.
Jacka, who...
Newtown tops rich list, again
NEWTOWN remains the region’s leading rich-list suburb, according to latest taxation statistics.
The traditionally affluent suburb returned a median income of $62,421 for each of...
Double Take: Blast from the past, plates, phishing …
IT was like a blast from the past when Magistrate Tim Bourke told a Geelong drug dealer he was a parasite on society who...
Udderly novel concept encourages nutrition, no bull
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
MOOVE over mauve - Geelong kids are milking their art skills and giving a set of 10 life-size, fibreglass dairy cows...
Young rockers launch debut EP
For emerging Geelong indie band Violet, the launch of their first EP at the Barwon Club has been a long time coming.
Formed during their...
