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...
Police rescue kayaker at Indented Head
POLICE are winching a missing kayaker to safety near Indented Head.
Police have been told the kayaker, a man aged in his 50s left...
Geelong cruise ship visits up as Melbourne peaks
CORIO BAY is set to host seven luxury cruise ship tours in 2015, up four on previously expected.
Geelong’s cruise visits had dropped to three...
NDIS Geelong is hurting users, says health expert
By NOEL MURPHY
A LEADING health economist has accused Geelong’s NDIS trial centre of deliberately cutting clients from services and funding, denying their rights and...
NDIS trial leaves clients worse off
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG’S NDIS trial is proving disastrous for people with disabilities as it cuts their existing services and refuses to provide new assistance.
“They’ve...
Onlookers bring player back from dead
By NOEL MURPHY
BYSTANDERS kept a baseballer alive with CPR and an on-site defibrillator after he collapsed with a heart attack at Deakin University on...
16-year low for water storages
Greater Geelong’s water storages are at a 16-year low, closing out 2025 at a combined capacity of 47.2 per cent.
It is the lowest level...
