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SPORT: Warriors come out to play for a 20th title

By JOSIP ZILIC NORTH Geelong Warriors have won the City of Greater Geelong Diversity Cup in a penalty shootout against Corio. The Warriors claimed their 20th...

Lyons our ‘second’ mohawk mayor

By NOEL MURPHY DARRYN Lyons is stunned to find he’s not Geelong’s first mohawk mayor. That honour apparently goes to Geelong’s second mayor, James Austin, whose...

Falcons swoop on chance to spread safety message

GEELONG Falcons players star in a new road-safety campaign on young drivers’ increased risks in their first six months driving solo. Players from the TAC...

200 ward plans under state axe

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN SEVERAL Geelong councillors have privately expressed “disappointment” at a State Government directive to abandon their Community Priority Projects ward funding system. The...

Glam gang serving up ‘eye candy’ at Motor City festival

By NOEL MURPHY GLAM ROCK’S glory days of big heels, makeup, leather and high volume are alive and well thanks to Geelong musical institution The...

We’re in ‘hot seats’

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG is shaping up as the central battleground for this year’s state election, according to political observers. They said the region’s manufacturing jobs...

Languishing city sites set for redevelopment

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN CREATION of a medical precinct, business hubs, residential developments and office space are among potential uses for up to 10 council-owned...

Heat kills Geelong bats, possums

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN SUMMER'S heatwave took its toll on Geelong's flying fox colony, with around 300 juveniles dying and many others requiring rehydration. Department of...

Build ‘icon’ for jobs, says boss

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A LEADING Geelong engineering firm wants to adapt its commercial wind turbine technology to an iconic structure proposed for Geelong’s waterfront. Austeng...

SPORT: Snapper anglers on outer

By BRIAN LONG QUALITY snapper were caught in Corio Bay’s outer-harbour over the past week, especially on soft plastics. Danny Clapinski and Peter Bacely hit the...

SPORT: Cats’ finals hit-out

By JIM TIMBERLAKE GEELONG Cricket Club will resume Saturday’s match ideally placed to finish its home-and-away campaign on a winning note. The Cats bowling line-up showed...

Mayor’s mile-high call

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG Mayor Darryn Lyons is on a collision course with angry residents desperate to fight new high-rise residential zonings across Geelong. The controversial...

We will remember them

Remembrance day is on Tuesday 11 November. Ceremonies and wreath laying services will be held at several venues across Greater Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula, Surf Coast...

Shire diverts waste

Huge CBD crowds