Snapper dominate local captures for anglers using either lure or bait
By Brian Long
SNAPPER captures dominated reports over the past week, with plenty of fish taken on bait and lure.
Ben McLean showed his skill with...
JOIN THE CLUB: Ladies having a ball on court
By John Van Klaveren
THEY don’t care who wins or loses - in fact, they don’t even keep score.
It’s all part of a group of...
Rescue bid for WWII bomber
By NOEL MURPHY
OCEAN Grove diver Rod Knights wants to resurrect a World War II Wirraway aircraft from Lake Corangamite where it crashed more than...
Stress fears as coastal mortgage costs spiral
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SURF Coast and Borough of Queenscliffe have recorded some of Victoria’s biggest rises in monthly mortgage repayments, according to Australian Bureau...
Post offices join fight on parcels
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ABOUT a quarter of Geelong’s licensed post offices have joined a class action claiming underpayment for an "enormous" increase in parcel...
Throw us a Lifeline: Counselling service’s desperate plea
By NOEL MURPHY
THE REGION’S Lifeline service is facing a financial crisis as rising wages, costs and new protocols undermine its ability to meet a...
BW staff protest but ‘most to keep jobs’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
ANGRY Barwon Water outdoors staff have gathered outside the organisation’s Ryrie St offices to protest the outsourcing of their jobs.
Australian Services...
MPs vow fight to retain wards
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE region’s Labor MPs have vowed to fight any move to redraw Geelong’s council ward system as part of a review...
CSIRO jobs in limbo at sites in city
By John Van Klaveren
CONTRACT staff at CSIRO departments around Geelong are in limbo while awaiting word on a job freeze, according to the organisation’s...
Labor’s $7.5m fund promise
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A LABOR state government would pump an extra $7.5 million into a Geelong Region Innovation and Investment Fund (GRIIF), according to...
Birds battered
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG region beaches are littered with thousands of dead muttonbirds while endangered hooded plovers struggle against humans and dogs to breed.
The muttonbirds,...
Schoolies in warning on crim record
By NOEL MURPHY
EXTRA police patrols will be deployed across the Surf Coast in anticipation of a heavy influx of schoolies this weekend.
Hot on the...
Running for men’s health
Torquay father and husband Ryan Mannix is an ambassador during this month’s Movember charity. Jena Carr spoke with him about the importance of men’s...
