Swimmers to make a splash at Queenscliff event
Jessica BentonQUEENSCLIFF’S shorelines will be awash with wetsuits, swimming caps and the odd skimpy bathing suit tomorrow as hundreds hit the water for an...
Help calls rising as crisis bites
Jessica BentonA Geelong financial counselling service fears its increasing flow of clients could turn into a flood as the global economic crisis bites harder...
45C: it’s a record
Jessica Benton and Andrew MathiesonGeelong baked in its hottest day on record yesterday.
The city topped the previous record of 44.8C in January, 2003, as...
The rides of my life
Andrew MathiesonDRIVING taxis can be tough work for an average mother-of-three at the best of times.
It’s even tougher when a rifle is on the...
APCO backs wanted posters over pre-paid servos push thieves fuel reward system
Jessica BentonRewards for identifying petrol thieves are a better way to fight service station “drive-offs” than forcing customers to pay before filling up, according...
Little survivor helps launch blood centre
Andrew MathiesonAn urgent call for blood donations has accompanied the opening of a state-of-the-art donor centre in Geelong.
The new Ryrie Street centre, which hopes...
Dogs help struggling kids learn new tricks
Andrew MathiesonDOGS are helping troubled students at Geelong region primary schools to improve their reading and attendance rates in an Australian first.
Primary school children...
Record tipped as historic regatta bucks global trend
Andrew MathiesonOrganisers expect record crowds and competitors to buck economic crisis trends at “one of the greatest sailing events on the planet” in Geelong...
Crisis bites glass jobs, discount shops in city
Alex de VosMore than 100 jobs are at risk following the collapse of CSR’s Geelong glass-making plant and discount retail chains Go-Lo and Sam’s...
New Lara truck route stirs child fatality fear
Andrew MathiesonLARA residents have slammed a council truck route as dangerous and noisy.
City Hall’s latest solution to heavy vehicles motoring down popular...
Record crowds flock to the region’s beaches lifesavers feel heat
Jessica BentonRecord crowds flocked to the region’s beaches this week as temperatures soared into the high 30s, according to lifesavers.
Tens of thousands of beachgoers...
Taxi sex fiend a thief
Alex de VosA former taxi driver who sexually assaulted a passenger also robbed others of cash, bank cards and a mobile phone, a Geelong...
Works begin at Stead Park
The redevelopment of Geelong’s premier hockey facility is now up and running.
On Friday member for Lara Ella George announced the start of construction at...
