State Govt to crack down on council leaks
NEW laws are set to crack down on local councillors leaking information to the public or misusing their position.
The laws will target councillors who...
Schapelle needs to keep low profile: Deakin prof
SCHAPELLE Corby will need to keep her head down while on parole in Bali, especially with any lucrative media deals she might strike, says...
That’s no kangaroo … that’s an aardvark
By NOEL MURPHY
That's no kangaroo -- that's an aardvark.
And with that, cold water has been tipped on a New York suggestion the Portuguese discovered...
Athletes all treated as drugs suspects: Deakin academic
By NOEL MURPHY
ALL athletes are treated as suspects, a year after the Essendon AFL doping scandal erupted, says Deakin University law lecturer Martin Hardie.
Mr...
Ford to cut more Geelong jobs, work, as profits soar
FORD is set to cut 300 workers from its North Geelong and Broadmeadows plants from June, along with 13 down days between now and...
SPORT: A feed of mixed fish
By BRIAN LONG
ANGLERS reported consistent captures around the region over the past week.
Troy Armstrong caught nine quality whiting from his kayak near Alcoa Pier...
Sea Dragon comes to life in city amid funding call
ARCHITECTS have put on display a scale model of a proposed “icon” tourist attraction for Geelong’s waterfront.
JOH Architects’ Sea Dragon wind turbine sculpture won...
Yoga ‘twinge’ alerts Jane to presence of hidden killer
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT WAS only a twinge during a yoga session at first.
Thinking it was just a pulled muscle, North Geelong’s Jane Lucas...
FINALLY FRIDAY: GPAC’s one-act plague
By MICHELLE HERBISON
ROSES and carnations filled the masks of medieval plague doctors to protect against germ-ridden air as they performed treatments as quirky as...
Food ’hub’ plans set to grow $2.7b agri sector
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG could host a new food hub if Deakin University and urban sustainability firm Innate Ecology can draw State Government backing for...
Residents win chemical fight
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PROPONENTS of a controversially proposed chemical facility at North Geelong have decided against a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal appeal.
Teleta Nominees’...
PM invites city’s pitch for $10b combat work
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S bid for a $10 billion combat vehicle contract will go to Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s office and senior cabinet ministers after...
Fly a kite for kids with disabilities
The sky above Rippleside Park will be filled with colour when local children’s disability support and health provider Kids+ holds its fifth Kite Festival...
