Motocross home hunt as Avalon ruled out
PROTECTED plants and animals rule out Avalon for a new regional motocross track, according to a council report.
Councillors voted this week to spend $50,000...
Eleni’s in another Galaxy
By JENA MARINO
LEOPOLD’S Eleni Anastasopoulos is vying for Australia’s Miss Teen Galaxy 2015.
The 17-year-old will compete in the quest’s state finals next month, with...
Moonlit Cinema to star at Norlane reserve
NORLANE'S newly upgraded Evans Reserve will host a night under the stars for local families.
Corio Bay Cricket and Sports Club will host an outdoor...
Kick victim in fear for sight
By NOEL MURPHY
MALL BASHING victim Richard Vecoli fears he has sustained permanent damage to his sight following medical checks.
The Independent reported last week how...
Bands mentor works for club
By JENA MARINO
A NEW live-music venue in Geelong will provide a mentoring program to develop local musicians, according to one of its owners.
John O’Brien...
Geelong legends larger than life
By NOEL MURPHY
THE CALIBRE of Geelong’s superstars never fails to surprise.
Well-known football, cricket and other sporting stars aside, the city has a veritable pantheon...
Sniff for Cats as Tigers preparing to go North
JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Club will begin day two of its match against Ringwood tomorrow with a small sniff of victory in the air after...
Kings of The Rip – and elsewhere
CHRIS PITMAN
KINGFISH fever has set in, with anglers travelLing far and wide to find the prized sportfish.
The Rip is threatening to take the...
Bellarine girls Storm home to victory over nemesis
By NOEL MURPHY
DRYSDALE’s under-16 Bellarine Storm girls basketball club has proven itself a giant-killer, taking out Melbourne’s prestigious Eltham-Dandenong tournament at the weekend.
Under the...
BP’s Lorne LPG cuts ‘absolutely unbelievable’, says angry MP
FUEL giant BP has come under attack from Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson for cutting LPG supplies at its Lorne service station.
“It is absolutely unbelievable...
Man charged over mall assault
A 19-YEAR-old man has presented himself to the Geelong police station Tuesday morning after seeing himself on CCTV released to the media.
The CCTV was...
Police pursuit pulls up at Little River
THE FLASHING lights in the rear vision mirror were at perhaps two kilometres away. Well back, but on the flat straight stretch of road...
17 caught speeding during blitz
Police are calling for people to act more safely on the state’s roads after 17 drivers were caught speeding during a Geelong West blitz....
