Sustainable and vibrant
Earth to Life is Geelong’s latest one-stop sustainable shop in the city’s vibrant, cosmopolitan Pakington Street.
Barbara and Neville Hull opened their newest store on...
Merger at the crease to boost women’s cricket
By Luke Voogt
After 25 years the Geelong Women’s Cricket Club has merged with its male counterpart in hope of boosting its expansion.
“It’s been slow...
Parents fume over burned-out school
By Luke Voogt
Outraged parents have slammed the Andrews Government’s failure to repair a Geelong school eight months after vandals burnt down its newest building.
“We’ve...
Best bedside manner for bears
By Luke Voogt
Local teddies will no longer have to grin and bear their pain with Deakin’s expert team of medical students coming to central...
Court for rape charge man
A man is due to appear in court on Friday over the alleged rape of a woman taken from a central Geelong street last...
Cyber-crime fighters on the beat
Geelong will help produce a new generation of cyber-crime fighters, according to Deakin University.
Students were studying in Geelong under a partnership with the State...
Woman discussed personal matter before disappearing
A mother missing from Airey’s Inlet since the night of the AFL Grand Final spoke to a neighbour about a “personal” matter before disappearing,...
Ruff race for top show dog title
By Luke Voogt
The Royal Geelong Show’s most terrier-ific event returns this year with dashing dogs putting their paws to the floor in a bid...
Employment information top-up
Community organisations joined forces to battle Geelong’s youth unemployment with information sessions and pizza on Thursday.
Geelong’s youth unemployment rate was at 9.3 per cent...
Opposition slams seat-shy MP
By Luke Voogt
The state opposition has labelled Bellarine MP Lisa Neville a hypocrite after she criticised a colleague for moving from a marginal electorate.
“It...
Do you suffer foot pain, injury or arthritis?
Feet are at the far end of bodies and often at the bottom of priorities.
But whilst most of the time people don’t give...
Dignity of individual treatment
With one in five Australians now affected by mental health issues, no local organisation more acutely feels the prevalence of this than The Geelong...