Region braces for ‘scorchers’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG faces a mini-repeat of last week’s heatwave, with consecutive 38C and 39C degree days predicted for Monday and Tuesday.
The fresh...
Blitz targets our roads: Cops reveal operation
By PAUL MILLAR
POLICE will blitz Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula in a bid to prevent road carnage over the Australia Day long weekend.
Road Policing...
Tower’s health fears ‘rejected’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE REJECTION of objections to a mobile phone tower in Hamlyn Heights has set a precedent at Victorian Civil and Administrative...
SPORT: Captures up as temperatures down and region’s fishing running hot
By Brian Long
COOLER conditions lured more anglers onto the water over the past week, with a consequent increase in reports of captures.
Surf anglers...
SPORT: Blues to test young Cat talent
By Jim Timberlake
GEELONG Cricket Club has leapt to fourth on the Victorian Premier ladder after a thumping outright win over Greenvale Kangaroos.
Declaring on their...
Roo clue to our Portuguese link
By NOEL MURPHY
NEW EVIDENCE suggesting European navigators discovered Australia in the 16th Century has added to conjecture over Geelong’s role in a secret Portuguese...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Our comedy talent offered a Raw deal
By MICHELLE HERBISON
ADAM Rozenbachs’ second stand-up comedy gig was “horrific” but he quickly learnt to bounce back.
“My first gig went really well and...
Jobs going, fear rising
By PAUL MILLAR
UNCERTAINTY surrounding the sale of Shell’s Geelong refinery and the clouded future of Alcoa’s Point Henry plant is starting to bite.
Reports this...
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...
Corio crash proves fatal
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash which occurred in Corio this morning.
Emergency services were called to School Road about 2am on...
