Doc slams food fads, nutritionists
By NOEL MURPHY
A LEADING Geelong doctor has slammed food fads, so-called superfoods and nutritionists.
Deakin University School of Medicine lecturer Dr Michael Vagg said fads...
Shelter just in time to beat the heat
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IT MAY only be a simple bus shelter but it means a lot to the residents of Grovedale’s Abervale retirement village.
While...
Surgery setback for Cats skipper Selwood
GEELONG captain Joel Selwood has met with specialists and undergone minor surgery on his foot, according to the Cats.
The Cats website reported that the...
Historic beer a Volum seller
By PAUL MILLAR
BEER drinkers will be able to indulge in a taste of the past at the Great Australian Beer Festival with a local...
Local sailors in competiton bid
By PAUL MILLAR
A LOCAL crew headed by Sydney to Hobart veteran Jake Newman hopes to make a late bid to take on some of...
Nippers hope for strong thong show
By PAUL MILLAR
AN Australia Day thong contest might not have the same ring as the Eurovision Song Contest but organisers hope it will have...
Lift cage fight ban, says fighter
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG could cash in on a $45 million purse if cage fighting was legalised in Victoria, according to Geelong mixed martial arts...
Lorne’s anglers carping over Point Grey plans
By NOEL MURPHY
LORNE’S angling community is up in arms over plans to rebuild the resort town’s Point Grey pier precinct.
The plan - which would...
Fire and ice: Region struggles to stay cool
By PAUL MILLAR
THREE Geelong children were treated for heat stress after being left in oven-like conditions in cars at two local shopping centres.
Ambulance Victoria...
Alcoa-Ford deal aluminium deal sidestepping Geelong
By NOEL MURPHY
ALCOA and Ford have struck a ground-breaking deal to make aluminium cars in the US while the companies’ Geelong plants face imminent...
Mayor goes spare over VicRoads knock-back
By NOEL MURPHY
VICROADS has come under attack from Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons for objecting to plans for digital rooftop signs in the city centre.
The...
It’s hot, but its been hotter by one
By PAUL MILLAR
LOCALS might think they are doing it hard with the sweltering heat melting their ice-creams before they hit their tonsils, but earlier...
From the archives
17 years ago
October 17, 2008
Ford would slash 450 jobs at its Geelong and Broadmeadows plants under a new round of cuts, the company announced...
