Kids take to dash after parents
By Luke Voogt
Ava and Mia Ciach will take on Run Geelong’s Kids Dash for the first time next month to support sick children, following...
90 per cent drop in pesticides
By Luke Voogt
Pesticide detection levels in Barwon Water’s catchments decreased by almost 90 per cent in a decade, according to an environmental group’s report.
Detections...
Multiple charges after man goes berserk
Corio man Nick Cross faces several charges after he allegedly threatened people with a gun and led police on car chase through northern Geelong.
Police...
‘Shut up’ offensive
A Labor MP has apologised for urging Sarah Henderson on national TV to “shut up for two seconds”.
Ms Henderson, the Liberals’ Member for Corangamite,...
First Big Bash clash to draw crowds
By Luke Voogt
The Renegades have urged Geelong to get behind Kardinia Park’s first Big Bash clash to make the game a regular fixture.
The club...
WILD strides in sharing power
I recently had the sad privilege to speak at the Geelong Women in Local Democracy (WILD) - Women Sharing Power event held at the...
Rocker set to rock the Sphinx
By Justin Flynn
For those about to rock, get your dirty deeds done dirt cheap on the highway to hell down to the Sphinx for...
Bloody good effort
By Luke Voogt
City Hall’s Rima Taylor is “petrified of needles”, but that hasn’t stopped her from donating blood in honour of her late mother.
“My...
Geelong gets a heads up on portrait prize
By Luke Voogt
The Bald Archy has come to Geelong for the first time to the delight of local five-time finalist Kristen Wiadrowski.
“I’m definitely...
Shiraz is a show-stopper
A little-known vineyard “in the heart of Geelong” has produced the region’s annual wine of the year, organisers have announced.
Barwon Banks 2015 Shiraz also...
A good variety takes the bait
On the Bite, by Chris Pitman
Anglers bagged a huge range of species over the past week, with everything from trout to tuna on the...
Barriers to safety
A “risky situation” near Winchelsea is part of an MP’s push for answers on a state-wide rollout of new wire-rope barriers.
The barriers on...
Rags to riches story for Magpies
Two years after just avoiding a wooden spoon, North Geelong completed the quintessential rags to riches story with its first Geelong & District Football...
