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Industry chief backs port bid

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN RULING out a proposal to build Victoria’s next port east of Geelong will cost taxpayers and industry “billions of dollars”, logistics...

Caddies reunion draws disco fans

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG'S hit nightclub of the ’70s and ’80s is boogying back to life. DJ George Toppa has organised a one-night-only reunion of former...

Donors emerge

By MICHELLE HERBISON St JOHN of God hospital has raised a third of its $1.5 million goal two weeks after announcing a community appeal to...

Incitec Pivot quiet on sell-off ‘speculation’

By NOEL MURPHY INCITEC Pivot’s fertiliser operations could be sold off after the company posted half-year earnings $50 million less than expected, according to reports...

Peter’s footy song number one with epilepsy body

By NOEL MURPHY AUSSIE Rules football, great sporting institution and cultural bedrock of a nation, occupies a special place in the heart of Corio singer-songwriter...

Police rule out probe into syringes

By MICHELLE HERBISON POLICE have ruled out an investigation after about 150 syringes washed up on St Leonards and Indented Head beaches this week. Portarlington Police...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Rings trilogy goes solo

By MICHELLE HERBISON ONE man will re-enact the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy in just over an hour in a unique stage show coming...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Frankly, it’s Sinatra

By MICHELLE HERBISON MORTGAGING his house in 1998 to pursue a show celebrating Frank Sinatra turned out to be a worthwhile risk for entertainer Tom...

Glide and seek

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN Travellers have become rather blasé about flying these days, hopping on and off commercial aircraft like a bus. But flying at its...

East-west link ‘top poll issue’

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG’S number-one demand for the federal election should be securing funding for the western route of Melbourne’s east-west tollway link, according...

Hollie on a high with board study

By NOEL MURPHY RESINS and fibres are probably the last things to go through the mind of skiers as they carve their way through their...

Geelong focus of global news

By NOEL MURPHY SOME of the world’s top newspapers have turned their gaze to Geelong as they scrutinise the chances of an Australian recession amid...

Resurgent Cats pile on Tiger pain

Geelong cruised to a 30-point win over Richmond for its second win on the bounce, leaving the battling Tigers 0-5 as the only winless...