Bully victim’s support ‘at risk’
By NOEL MURPHY
THE mother of high-profile Portarlington bullying victim Elijah Vetma has lashed out at the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which she says...
Our Darwin Defenders live on in college collection
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
MEMORIES of Australia’s Pearl Harbour - the bombing of Darwin in February 1942 - were entrusted to a Geelong school in...
Boss wanted for city centre plan
A “business-focussed” manager on a "generous salaray package" will oversee central Geelong's revitalisation, according to council advertising
Advertisements for the new three-year contract position appeared...
120 Ford jobs go next week
By NOEL MURPHY
FORD Geelong workers are counting down the days as the company prepares to cut 120 more jobs from the auto plant next...
Man on a trade mission
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A TONGUE-in-cheek remark at an agribusiness conference two years ago has landed Herne Hill’s Chris Walsh a spot on a Victorian...
Professor warns on coal spies
By NOEL MURPHY
Industry and government spies could be monitoring activists opposed to Anglesea's coal-fuelled Alcoa power station, a university vice chancellor has warned.
Clive Hamilton,...
Friday 13th meets full moon, witch is exciting
By NOEL MURPHY
MOON-gazers are set for an unusual cosmic spectacle this week when two powerful omens, Friday the 13th and a full moon, coincide.
The...
Double Take
CITY Hall firebrand councillor Jan Farrell is back in the social media fray after Geelong businessman Chris Tsorotes accused her of racism for re-tweeting...
1650 homes escape fire-risk rating
Removing 1652 local housing lots from maps of bushfire-prone areas will save their owners an average $3200, according to Victoria's Planning Minister.
Matthew Guy said...
In Brief
Trees falling
Trees will fall across the Geelong region to ensure safety from electrical accidents, Powercor has warned.
The company said new regulations had introduced “different...
Saints marching in for 40th birthday
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Saints Hockey Club has been synonymous with the sport in the region for 40 years, so its members figured the milestone...
Rosy reaches Kilimanjaro peak
MT KILIMANJARO trekker Rosy Borland has achieved her goal of climbing the world’s highest freestanding mountain.
The Hamlyn Heights mother-of-three easily raised $4000 to join...
Geelong High dux thanks school community
Matt Aidt earned himself a near-perfect ATAR score, but believes he wouldn’t have achieved his goals without the support of the school’s community.
Matt was...
