Of fish and farewells
Anglers contended with rough conditions over the past week for some outstanding captures in fresh and saltwater alike.
Tuna well over 100kg and any number...
Police plea over Elaine crash
POLICE are appealing for information from the public after a serious collision at Elaine on the Midland Highway. Officers said a silver Commodore sedan was...
North Geelong Warriors seek redemption after Kingston loss
By Josip Zilic
NORTH Geelong Warriors will seek to re-enter the winners’ circle with a home match at Lara’s Elcho Park this Saturday.
The Warriors lost...
Call for ‘action’ on city
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong's council has been set a deadline to revitalise the city centre.
Federal Member for Corangamite, Sarah Henderson said council had six...
Basketball legend inspires cancer fundraiser
By NOEL MURPHY
Teenager Sarah Rainbow is gearing up for this weekend’s Bounce for a Cure - a basketball marathon inspired by her ailing grandfather...
Double take
The Geelong business community’s war on red tape took friendly fire at a breakfast forum this week.
Legal eagle and serial board member Dan Simmonds...
Property price hit looms
By Paul Millar
The fall-out from redundancies at Ford and Alcoa will impact Geelong’s housing market, a national property analyst has warned.
Andrew Wilson, a senior...
In brief
Dangerous rescue
Queenscliff Coast Guard has battled “dangerous” seas with five-metre waves to rescue the crew of a stricken yacht in Bass Strait.
A coast guard...
MPs feel fracking heat
By NOEL MURPHY
ANTI-fracking activists are pressuring local Liberal MPs as State Government seeks public input on possible coal seam gas projects.
Energy and Resources Minister...
Hut burns, man ‘gone’
By NOEL MURPHY
POLICE are appealing for public help to find missing Lara man Murray McMillan.
Mr McMillan was last seen at home on 14 April...
Ghost of a chance for spooky meeting
By NOEL MURPHY
GHOSTS and ghouls, gore and the gruesome - welcome to the seedy side of Geelong few realise lurks behind its sandstone facades...
NDIA ‘makes our day’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Premier's launch emotion
“THIS is a great day for Geelong.”
That was the recurring theme emphasised by Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Premier Denis...
Grace and Meehan top the charts
Scores, runs and wickets from Saturday’s play in Geelong Cricket Association and Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association matches.
Standout performances included Corio's Mitch Grace (6/6), Teesdale's...
