Barwon Prison guard earns bravery award
A BARWON Prison officer who intervened in a violent confrontation between two prisoners has received one of Corrections Victoria’s highest honours, the Medal of...
Marathon for medical marijuana
By NOEL MURPHY
TRY this next time you’re feeling fit. Squat so your hands and feet are flat on the ground. Next, jump and kick your...
Lara man missing, hut burned, car empty
POLICE are appealing for public help to find missing Lara man Murray McMillan.
Mr McMillan was last seen at his home address on 14 April and...
West link funded
The western section of the East West Link road upgrade has received $1.5 billion of federal funding.
Federal member for Corangamite Sarah Henderson said the...
Forgotten hero memorial plan
By Paul Millar
GEELONG'S Norm Lane paid the ultimate price in the service of his country.
But even residents of the suburb named after him, Norlane,...
Closter kicked on in Vietnam
By Paul Millar
FORMER Geelong Cats favourite Wayne Closter spilled blood while serving in Vietnam.
But it was on a football field rather than a war...
Our Brendan missing ‘sweetheart’
DRYSDALE’s Brendan Fox is living a lifelong dream as an army “termite” in the Middle East.
Deployed to Al Minhad Air Base in the United...
Local heroes typified Anzac spirit
By NOEL MURPHY
'We are the ragtime army,
The A-N-Z-A-C,
We cannot shoot, we won’t salute,
What bloody good are we?
And when we get to Berlin
The Kaiser he...
Tiny wetsuit a swell gift for George
A TINY Torquay wetsuit could make a mini surfer out of royal baby Prince George.
Surf company Rip Curl has produced a size-two neoprene garment...
Butt out, Cats to tell local smokers
GEELONG’s smoking problem has roped the city’s footy team into a campaign highlighting bans on smokers at outdoor sport venues.
Health Minister David Davis said...
Uni team abuzz over 2D material
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN INNOCUOUS-looking piece of film like flimsy, transparent carbon paper has the science world abuzz.
Graphene is a form of carbon now...
Welsh choir to sing for mums
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE NAMES Shirley Bassey, Bonnie Tyler and Charlotte Church only scratch the surface of internationally famous Welsh women singers.
Not to be...
A heartfelt reunion
There were plenty of hugs at Barwon Heads Soccer Club this morning as Jon Phillips met with the paramedics and bystanders who saved his...
