Austin, Costa: That’s a bit rich

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG businessmen Nigel Austin and Frank Costa have featured in an annual rich list of Australia's 200 wealthiest people. Mr Austin, head of...

Anti-Alcoa activists ‘misleading’, again …

By Noel Murphy ANTI-ALCOA activists are under attack for allegedly misrepresenting claims by others about the Anglesea power station again. The station's union representative, Ben Davis,...

Storages surge after June rain

Excellent rain during June has lifted the region’s water storages back over 70 per cent of capacity. Barwon Water measured 72.4 per cent earlier this...

Silence golden in new wool museum film festival

By NOEL MURPHY SILENT movies, in their day, were stunning new technology; arresting moving pictures, films that had audiences jumping from their seats as locomotives...

Vandalism drives Christ Church fare fightback

by Emily Iannello Vandalism and wear and tear on Geelong’s historic Christ Church are driving a Fruits of Labour Fair to help finance repairs. The church,...

Yeah, yeah, yeah: Beatles on pictorial tour

By NOEL MURPHY THE Bahamas 1965 and John, Paul, George and Ringo - the Fab Four - stand on the steps of their Pan Am...

Deakin invisible studies take aim at a warfare edge

By NOEL MURPHY YOU’VE seen how effective invisible warriors can be in movies such as Arnie Schwarzenegger’s Predator but is it really possible to camouflage...

Avalon gets a new ‘giddyup’ from Daz

By NOEL MURPHY DARRYN Lyons’ controversial Giddyup billboard has been replaced with another just as loud - a giant pitch to keep Jetstar at Avalon,...
ABC

Our ABC ‘facing chop’

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG’S new ABC bureau faces the chop less than 12 months after it opened. Federal Government cuts of $70 million for the ABC...

Primary kids up to mystery challenge

By John Van Klaveren Year four and five students from Anglesea Primary School prepared for battle this week. They gathered at Geelong College’s middle school to...
health

Health shake-up to cost jobs: Medicare Local

By John Van Klaveren MEDICARE Locals in Geelong, Ballarat and Warrnambool plan a merger to tender for Federal Government’s new Primary Health Network. Geelong Medicare Local...

Flasher attracts police attention

A FLASHER has performed lewd acts at a Bell Post Hill public toilet, according to police. Detectives from a sexual offences and child abuse investigation...

Supersaints aim to shape final four

St Albans/Breakwater captain Damien Biemans is hoping his side can upset a few of the teams vying for GCA4 finals in the final three...

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