Cruise ships avoiding Geelong
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S efforts to cash in on the cruise ship market needs serious and expensive ramping up, according to new industry findings.
The Tourism...
Police fire a warning on guns
FIREARMS owners across Geelong, the Surf Coast and Colac-Otways have been warned by police to familiarise themselves with their licence conditions or face prosecution.
In...
Prized orange-bellied parrot’s Tassie triumph
By NOEL MURPHY
A RARE orange-bellied parrot has been sighted near Anglesea after being released to the wild in Tasmania late last year.
The first captive-bred...
Traffic snarls prompt call for study
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
“Worsening congestion” has prompted calls for a traffic study at Drysdale and Clifton Springs.
Drysdale Clifton Springs Community Association secretary Neil McGuinness...
Ford and Alcoa top US market
By NOEL MURPHY
FORD has posted a loss of $267 million, its second worst, ahead of closing its North Geelong manufacturing operations and sacking 600...
Buckets and Bouquets
Bouquets to a kind young man who came to my aid at Gateway Plaza Leopold when three teenagers subjected me to foul language and...
GLBTI OK by COGG on IDAHOBIT
GAY AND transgender flags have flown over City of Greater Geelong’s headquarters for the first time in support of various sexualities.
Council hoisted the flags...
All-Day music for Schneider
By Samantha Brimacombe
A whirlwind tour including Sydney Opera House and Melbourne’s iconic Arts Centre Playhouse will bring Melinda Schneider to Geelong for an encore...
Freo faces fresh Cats
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A FRESHER and fitter Geelong flies west to take on recent nemesis Fremantle at Pattersons Stadium on Saturday evening after enjoying...
Wobbly Warriors blow lead, now face Avondale
By Josip Zilic
North Geelong Warriors let a two-goal lead slip from its grasp to record a 4-3 loss against Sunshine George Cross in last...
Tuna to trout caught
Local anglers had success on everything from tuna to trout over the past week.
Justin Rayner ventured down the Surf Coast in search of Australian...
Alcoa’s new $5m to train workers facing sack
ALCOA will cough up $10 million for job training scheme for workers to be sacked from its Geelong and Yennora, NSW, plants.
This will include...
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,...
