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Alarm sounds over ‘big data’

By NOEL MURPHY PERSONAL online data previously thought confidential are a new $40 billion "oil boom" for business to sell and use, a Geelong academic...

GOR in call for ‘$25m’

THE Great Ocean Road needs an upgrade more than a World Heritage listing, according to regional council and tourism bodies. Local municipal alliance body G21...

Corio kids champions of first-aid with pilot

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A PROGRAM training secondary students to be first-aid champions has been piloted at Corio’s Northern Bay College. The initiative was part of...

$250 million project opportunity on ‘council’s radar’: Port in ‘clean coal’ export plan

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN PLANS to use Geelong’s port as a major clean coal exporter are on council’s radar, according to acting mayor Bruce Harwood. Reports...

Norlane’s disabled face rough road to shop

By NOEL MURPHY JASON Worley’s fighting to keep his legs - even if they don’t work for him. Stricken by injuries, he needs a scooter or...

JOIN THE CLUB: Suiting surfers

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN While many surfers have graduated from wetsuits to business suits, their passion for the pastime remains unabated. It is the common surfing...

Walking the line a tough ask for Cats

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN GEELONG is walking a fine line in more ways than one, Cats coach Chris Scott admits. He wants his players to maintain...

Phantom role secured

By CHERIE DONNELLAN Geelong vocalist Georgia Van Etten knew she had to pull out all the stops when auditioning for a lead role in Geelong...

FINALLY FRIDAY: City Snak time

By CHERIE DONNELLAN SNAKADAKTAL'S namesake might be a combination of a snake and a pterodactyl but bassist Jarrah Mccarty-Smith revealed that one of the band...

Blast for MP over GOR bid

By NOEL MURPHY A BITTER slanging match has erupted over claims the Liberals would dynamite the Great Ocean Road and Labor’s efforts to secure World...

Cats stars to prowl Casey fund-raiser

GEELONG Football Club’s senior players and coaching staff will attend a fund-raiser for paralysed local footy star Casey Tutungi next week, the club has...

New dad Mark battles cancer

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG collector Mark Ward went to ground when he discovered he had spinal cancer. He kept his strife secret from his partner and...

CMA seeks feedback on Barwon River management plan

Community members can help shape the way the banks of the Barwon River are managed, protected and used into the future. Corangamite Catchment Management Authority...