Expert: City property trends up
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG is set to buck the trend of languishing property values despite looming manufacturing job losses, a property research expert predicts.
Knight...
Telstra getting up to speed in north
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
MORE than 500 northern suburbs residents will enjoy improved internet speeds after Telstra upgraded its North Geelong exchange.
The northern upgrades follow...
My cancer warning to women
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG mum of six Misty Wells is pretty blunt these days.
“I tell my family and friends directly to stop procrastinating and...
Weather: May’s dry days
A disappointing month for rain delivered the Geelong region only half to three-quarters of its normal totals for May.
The latest 30-year average for May...
Young pianist shines in Star Search quest
STAR SEARCH, the region’s premier talent quest for young musicians, has been taken out by a young pianist barely into his teens.
Highton’s Kelvin Liu won...
Man Manx music heads for Port’s Celtic festival
Sam Brimacombe
An award-winning trio from Isle of Man brings its big band sound to this weekend’s National Celtic Festival at Portarlington.
Barrule comprises guitarist Adam...
Ocean Grove sports pavilion plans released
PLANS for a new $5.5 pavilion to house the Ocean Grove Football and Netball Club, Surfside Waves Soccer Club and Ocean Grove Cricket Club...
Teen louts attack, rob disabled woman on scooter at Corio
POLICE are appealing for the public's help after three teen thugs attacked and robbed a woman on a mobility scooter in Corio. The 57-year-old Norlane...
Missing Norlane girl found
UPDATE: Missing 13-year-old Geelong girl Mackenzie Keynon has been located safe and well, police have advised. She was spotted by an off-duty police officer at the...
NDIS left me helpless
MS victim's nightmare of red tape
By NOEL MURPHY
GROVEDALE MS sufferer Rob Goodman thought the new National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) would at least preserve...
$10m city student housing plan
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A THIRD student housing project has ramped up Geelong's push for inner-city living.
The eight-storey building, with 118 single-bedroom apartments, a retail...
More police here as drug crimes surge
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Extra police have been assigned to Geelong after a protest rally over staff shortages.
The reinforcements come as latest crime statistics show...
Lights restart next year
Works to install traffic lights at a Torquay intersection will restart early next year, following significant service delays.
Surf Coast Shire Council paused the project,...
