Two dead in suspect murder at Whittington
TWO men are dead following what is believed to have been stabbing murders at Whittington overnight.
Police are investigating the deaths of the pair –...
City Hall to light up for Anzac centenary
A SPECIAL lighting projection will transform City Hall tribute to the men and women who served during World War I.
Designed for City Hall as...
Three rescued off St Leonards
THREE people were taken to hospital following an incident in Port Phillip Bay last night.
Water Police were called to a boat in distress off...
Locals lose Bells wildcard bids
LOCAL surfers have lost their bids for a wildcard entry to Easter’s Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach.
Phillip Island’s Joe Van Dijk and France’s...
Mayor Dazza comes out of the closet
HE MIGHT make the odd faux pas on Twitter but Darryn Lyons takes shock and awe to a new level when it comes to...
Pros arriving as Rip Curl Pro wipe-out forecast
PROFESSIONAL surfers have begun arriving at Bells Beach as Easter’s Rip Curl Pro faces forecasts of a wipe-out.
Reigning world champion Gabriel Medina was among...
Sea Change blows an ill wind for St Leonards
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE SEA change blown in by the ABC TV series of the same name has finally reached one of its quaint...
Bisinella You Yangs quarry faces a fight
By NOEL MURPHY
ANXIOUS green activists are marshalling resources against plans for an 80-hectare sand quarry in the foothills of the You Yangs.
The Bisinella group...
Shire rips up Cole fine after ‘victim’ claim
By NOEL MURPHY
SURF Coast Shire has withdrawn a parking fine against surfing legend Maurice Cole after he complained officers targetted him at Bells Beach...
Silvers Circus at showgrounds
SILVERS Circus has returned to Geelong for the school holidays.
The circus premiered at Geelong Showgrounds on Wednesday night and will continue wowing local audiences...
Double Take: Cockatoo, surf pros drop in …
THERE'S a new top cocky in town.
Mayor Darryn Lyons and his multi-hued cockatoo hairdo have been supplanted by the latest sensation in Geelong -...
NBN slug to push up land prices
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
LAND buyers throughout Geelong face extra costs of up to $1900 a lot under a new National Broadband Network (NBN) greenfields...
From the archives
18 years ago
August 17, 2007
A baby boom is delivering a population surge to Geelong.
Barwon Health is scratching its head to explain the boom as...
