Warning on property sales
By NOEL MURPHY
PROPERTY owners thinking about selling to developers as Geelong bulges at the edges need independent advice to avoid being exploited, a property...
Beware invisible cyber-crime: academic
By NOEL MURPHY
INVISIBLE crime is a growing industry as cyber-crooks plot the digital footprint of a growing number of victims, a Geelong academic has...
Truckie trapped in Geelong bypass crash
A TRUCK crash and other incidents are keeping emergency crews busy around Geelong as windy weather lashes the region, according to an SES spokesperson.
Scott...
City’s first autism centre a ‘godsend’ for parents
By Emily Iannello
A “godsend” for families with autistic children has opened in Geelong.
The city’s first Little Learners centre for pre-schoolers provides 20-plus hours a...
Sandbag flood response ‘saves houses’
An emergency sandbagging operation has saved houses from seawater flooding during an “extreme storm” at Portarlington, according to City Hall.
Ward councillor Lindsay Ellis said...
Existing cable ready for NBN
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG’S hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) network could become part of a local NBN rollout.
Neighbourhood Cable rolled out the high-speed HFC internet...
Our mixed results in Glasgow
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow have enjoyed mixed fortunes.
Netballers Tegan Caldwell and Madison Robinson are part of an...
Triathlete Jack heads for Youth Olympics
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG triathlete Jack Van Stekelenburg has made his first Australian representative team, selected to compete at a Youth Olympics in Nanjing,...
Child abduction fears at Drysdale
By NOEL MURPHY
CHILD abduction fears have emerged at Drysdale after reports of a man trying to entice children into his van.
Online community page Leopold...
Cops taser man at Winchelsea
A MAN has been hospitalised after being tasered by police at Winchelsea on Tuesday night.
Police said the man was hospitalised due to concerns about...
In brief
Bikie raids
A 50-year-old North Geelong man has been bailed on a charge of failing to appear before court after a series of bikie-related police...
Double take
By NOEL MURPHY
PRETTY chuffed crew at Queenscliff’s Vue Grand Hotel where they’ve picked up two bonuses this week.
The first was a pretty fair moniker...
Tournament returns to 13th Beach
The Vic Open golf tournament returns to 13th Beach Golf Links this weekend.
Featuring players from 12 different counties, the field also includes new LET...
