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Spring Creek is ‘good planning’

By CHERIE DONNELLAN “CONVENTIONAL density housing” in the Spring Creek valley was “good planning” according to the planning expert who prepared the controversial Spring Creek...

Rail link student push hit

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG’S 160-year-old rail link with Werribee will disappear under the Regional Rail Link, with schools and college enrolment likely to be hit...

No concerns for scheme launch

By CHERIE DONNELLAN CLAIMS the newly-implemented national disability insurance scheme would have “teething problems” have been denied by Minister of Disability Reform, Jenny Macklin. The Independent...

Aged care boost

Geelong has scored a major increase in aged care places following the latest Aged Care Approvals Round. The electorate of Corio received 223 new places,...

Ring road truck stops added

Two new truck rest stops are now open on the Geelong Ring Road at Waurn Ponds. Corangamite MP Darren Cheeseman said the rest areas would...

Local lotto winner found

The search is over for Victoria’s newest multi-millionaire after a Geelong mum came forward to claim her $2.5 million prize from TattsLotto’s $30 Million...

Wild winds

Geelong was among a number of bayside suburbs battered by gale-force winds overnight, with more expected today. The Bureau of Meteorology says gusts reached 133km/h...

Fiery protest

Firefighters concerned that the Fire Service Levy is not being fully spent on community protection will bring their protest to Geelong today. A banner truck...

Deakin robots in war research games

By NOEL MURPHY WAR ZONE robots are the latest high-tech pursuit of Deakin University, which is mounting a contest to pit the country’s brightest minds...

State funding warning at DisabilityCare launch

By CHERIE DONNELLAN BARWON residents enlisting the help of the newly-developed national disability insurance scheme could fall victim to the scheme’s “teething problems”, according to...

Author ferrets out new book

By NOEL MURPHY CHOCOLATE biscuits and bras - watch out for the household items pet ferrets take a liking to: you could lose some of...

Upcycling means business for local artists

TO most of us, recycling means heaving bottles and cans into a big yellow-topped bin - but to three creative Geelong women, it means...

Stengle out, Cat to debut

Star Geelong forward Tyson Stengle is out of Saturday's AFL game against Richmond for family reasons, with George Stevens to make his senior debut. The...