Port’s 3km pier option

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A LENGTHY offshore port terminal could overcome shallow water issues for a proposed Bay West container facility in Corio Bay's outer-harbour,...

Windy on a Thursdy

Strong winds whipped up quite a chop on the bay this Thursday morning, straining the yachts at their Western Beach moorings. The windy day had...
bio

Biotech leukaemia breakthrough at Geelong

By NOEL MURPHY LEUKAEMIA victims could face a better chance of survival under world-first technology being ramped up in Geelong. Research by biotech company Cytomatrix and...

Geelong’s mayor is getting very cocky ….

HE'S  cocky, no doubt about it -- and here's artist Noreen Salt's avian interpretation of Geelong mohawk mayor Darryn Lyons. Her sulphur-crested cockatoo image features...

Crisp winter break ….

THE sun breaks through the palms along Geelong's waterfront on a crisp Monday winter's morning -- a welcome respite from the chilly climes of...
bio

Council hears US bio trip report

A council bio-tech delegation to the United States has delivered its report eight months after attending a series of industry meetings. The BioGeelong Network delegation...

Alli dances into spotlight with tango novel

By Emily Iannello THE TANGO is regarded as the Everest of dance; an addictive mix of pleasure, pain and passion. Just ask Geelong author Alli Sinclair,...

Woman dies in Great Ocean Road bus crash

A WOMAN has died and two people are critically injured following a bus crash on the Great Ocean Road at Gellibrand Lower. Police and emergency...

Lyons branches out

Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons joins Chris Beyon to launch the 10,000th tree for Geelong's Greenway project. The City Hall project will plant 50,000 indigenous trees,...

Alcoa coal exports ‘fear’ at Anglesea

By NOEL MURPHY COAL MINE opponents fear Alcoa’s Anglesea power plant could be expanded for export sales to Asia. Surf Coast Air Action (SCAA) believes at...
aerobics

World titles just routine for aerobics team

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN SIX Geelong aerodance athletes leave on Saturday for an International Aerobic Championships in Las Vegas. The group won through a strict Gymnastics...
Double Take

Double Take: Flush with success

Too many cooks might spoil the broth but perhaps the serving size underwhelms, too. Consider the taskforce formed in July 2013 to deliver a “draft...

Dumping infuriating

There is absolutely no excuse for the illegal dumping of rubbish in Greater Geelong. Late last year, a significant pile of rubbish abandoned on Point...

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