Our fake Schapelle in Bali conference stunt
By NOEL MURPHY
THE LAST thing Torquay’s Paul Nigro expected to see on TV was his disguised wife running from the media outside Bali’s Sentosa...
Unions on warpath over threats
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG unions will run a monthly campaign against the federal coalition’s royal commission into union corruption and proposed state labor laws, Geelong...
New call for coast ‘lockup’
By NOEL MURPHY
GREEN activists are seeking a total ban on new housing subdivisions along the Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula as well as Moolap’s...
Grove split on ‘space’ in park
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
RIFTS have opened in Ocean Grove’s community over a $1 million performance space proposed for the town’s park.
Resident Christine Brooks said...
Anger as event trashes foreshore
By NOEL MURPHY
TRIATHLON competitors have left plastic cups scattered across Geelong foreshore and park land.
East Geelong residents complained the throwaway cups from last weekend’s...
Visit’s boost for $10b bid
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG'S push for a $10 billion army contract is firing up, with the assistant defence minister visiting Geelong next month.
Federal MP...
Miner’s disinterest fails to deter fracking protesters
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN ANTI-fracking group is pushing ahead with local protests despite a miner with an exploration permit declaring it has lost interest...
SPORT: Cats aim to shore up deserved finals spot
By JIM TIMBERLAKE
GEELONG Cricket Club suffered its first loss since the Christmas break when Melbourne proved too good last weekend.
Bowling first, Geelong struggled for...
SPORT: Anglers feel heat on sharks, tuna, flatties
By BRIAN LONG
CASEY Greet headed out into 70m of water directly out from Port Phillip Heads on Saturday hoping for a shark.
After only five...
Wanted over Waurn Ponds assault
POLICE have released a grainy image of two men they want to interview about an assault at a Waurn Ponds supermarket in November.
A man...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Self-taught Barbra scratches out the detail
By MICHELLE HERBISON
MARSHALL wildlife artist Barbra Gleeson’s digital camera snapped away as a 60-odd herd of elephants plodded within 10 metres of her safari...
Chamber launches awards
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
POWERCOR Geelong Business Excellence Awards have played a part in the growth and development of businesses throughout the region for almost...
Christmas arrives early at Mirambeena Park
Armstrong Creek’s Warralily Twilight Food and Makers Festival is promising to bring early Christmas cheer to the region.
Hosted by Piccadilly Market, the much-loved twilight...
