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Local sailors in competiton bid

By PAUL MILLAR A LOCAL crew headed by Sydney to Hobart veteran Jake Newman hopes to make a late bid to take on some of...

Nippers hope for strong thong show

By PAUL MILLAR AN Australia Day thong contest might not have the same ring as the Eurovision Song Contest but organisers hope it will have...

Lift cage fight ban, says fighter

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG could cash in on a $45 million purse if cage fighting was legalised in Victoria, according to Geelong mixed martial arts...

Lorne’s anglers carping over Point Grey plans

By NOEL MURPHY LORNE’S angling community is up in arms over plans to rebuild the resort town’s Point Grey pier precinct. The plan - which would...

Fire and ice: Region struggles to stay cool

By PAUL MILLAR THREE Geelong children were treated for heat stress after being left in oven-like conditions in cars at two local shopping centres. Ambulance Victoria...

Alcoa-Ford deal aluminium deal sidestepping Geelong

By NOEL MURPHY ALCOA and Ford have struck a ground-breaking deal to make aluminium cars in the US while the companies’ Geelong plants face imminent...

Mayor goes spare over VicRoads knock-back

By NOEL MURPHY VICROADS has come under attack from Geelong Mayor Darryn Lyons for objecting to plans for digital rooftop signs in the city centre. The...

It’s hot, but its been hotter by one

By PAUL MILLAR LOCALS might think they are doing it hard with the sweltering heat melting their ice-creams before they hit their tonsils, but earlier...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Intuitive twins harmonise best

BY MICHELLE HERBISON ALICIA Egan had been singing intuitive harmonies with identical twin sister Alanna for so long that she provoked surprise when she started...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Hamlet in a time warp

By MICHELLE HERBISON GEELONG Botanic Gardens will experience a time-warp when theatre company Ozact brings Shakespeare’s Hamlet into the 1940s in an intimate outdoor performance....

FINALLY FRIDAY: When Aussies ruled

By MICHELLE HERBISON ENGLISH country singing star of the 1960s Frank Ifield will join Aussie Keith Potger of The Seekers fame live on stage in...

Artist connects the spots

By NOEL MURPHY PORT Phillip Bay has long played a vital role to the life of Geelong and right now this striking image of its...

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...

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