Making waves
Two young Jan Juc surfers tore up cyclonic waves at the Wahu Surf Camp at New South Wales’ Casuarina Beach, enjoying professional surfing coaching...
Gold Coast style park fear
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
WALLINGTON residents are concerned planned expansion of neighbouring Adventure Park may lead to “Gold Coast style developments” according to a council...
Bronzed winner
Geelong Paralympic athlete, Jessica Gallagher, arrived home this week after her bronze medal winning efforts in Sochi.
She carried off the bronze medal in the...
Wine group buys Scotchmans Hill
By NOEL MURPHY
THE wine sector’s prestigious Casama group is understood to have bought the troubled signature winery Scotchman’s Hill, sold by administrators PwC earlier...
Contenders eye plum seat
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A MELBOURNE Cup field has been predicted to line up for the plum upper house seat to be vacated by Member...
Troubadour Carus gets folks grooving
By MICHELLE HERBISON
IT’S NOT often a folky singer-songwriter gets their audience up and dancing but Carus Thompson has mastered the art.
Thompson quickly realised his...
Warriors win first NPL match 2-1
By JOSIP ZILIC
NORTH Geelong Warriors has opened its 2014 National Premier League campaign with a gritty 2-1 win against Dandenong City.
North Geelong lost young...
Ripping kingfish action continues
ANGLERS landed some quality captures in unfavourable weather over the past week.
Once the wind settled many chased kingfish around The Rip area, with sizes...
Surf Coast ‘disappointed’ as Guy opens Spring Creek to developers
TORQUAY’S Spring Creek will be opened to developers following State Government’s approval of the controversial C66 planning scheme rezoning.
Planning Minister Matthew Guy said the...
Exclusive: Bodies of work
Few people really know what their bodies are capable of until put to the test.
JOHN VAN KLAVEREN meets some Geelong men and women who...
Crash charges
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have charged a 24-year-old Norlane man in relation to a serious collision on December 14, 2012.
The smash left three...
Moorabool raid smokes out 35,000 illegal tobacco plants
By PAUL MILLAR
A notorious Lebanese crime clan is believed linked to a massive illegal tobacco plantation discovered on the outskirts of Geelong during a...