State sponsors Cats to sell the bush
Jane EmerickState Government yesterday announced taxpayers would sponsor four Geelong Football Club players as spokesmen for regional Victoria.
The $75,000 deal made captain Tom Harley,...
Crossing fear
Andrew MathiesonfA PARENT and a Drysdale school principal fear a fatality is just around the corner as students battle to cross roads from three...
D-day for 1500 workers at Ford
By Geelong Story UpdatesFord will stand down 1500 Geelong workers without pay at the end of today’s shift unless a local parts manufacturer can...
Ocean Grove RSL: future bleak
Ocean Grove RSL has predicted a bleak future for branches on the Bellarine Peninsula after discussing its future during an annual meeting this week.
Ocean...
Churches go to war in a test of strength
Which is Geelong’s strongest faith?
The answer might be revealed at Geelong’s inaugural Inter-Church Tug of War Competition tomorrow.
Bell Post Hill’s Covenant College will run...
Port teacher slams “underdeveloped” label: “Our kids are fine”
BY ANDREW MATHIESONA Portarlington teacher has hit back at a study labelling the town’s kids as developmental underachievers.
Portarlington Kindergarten’s Marita Thurman said the below-average...
$100m Grove Project
Hamish HeardA $50 million international hotel, nursing home and convention centre development are on the drawing board for Ocean Grove’s Seachange Village estate.
A former...
Smartened Up
Andrew MathiesonTHE knowitall tag sits uncomfortably with most, especially when a notable award is up for grabs to prove the point.
Dr David Henry admits...
Marine centre in fight for funding
Alex de VosA lack of funding could force Queenscliff’s Marine Discovery Centre to close its doors to children on school holidays.
The centre has blamed...
Sharks eye Tigers
Hamish HeardSharks are circling Torquay Football Club as a group of renegade Tigers threatens to defect to a proposed new Jan Juc side.
A spokesman...
Region water supply plan ‘doesn’t add up’
Hamish HeardThe likelihood of Melbourne running out of drinking water within 18 months has eliminated one of the Labor party’s back-up plans for boosting...
Shire site in health plans
Hamish HeardTorquay is set for a new medical centre after Surf Coast Shire moves to new offices, according to Member for South Barwon Michael...
Cats into final
Geelong’s Kookaburra Under 15 Girls campaign has been a strong one and will culminate in a grand final against Prahran next Tuesday.
The opening round...
