Deakin ‘cuddle’ chemical study
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
DEAKIN University researchers in Geelong will investigate the interplay of nature and nurture as part of unique research into "cuddle chemical”...
Work uncovers hidden Fyansford riverside
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A HIDDEN part of the Moorbool River at Fyansford has been revealed following a riverbank reclamation project.
Friends of Buckley Falls project...
Sale takes on cement silos: A site for eyesores
By NOEL MURPHY
ONE of Geelong’s most prominent and dangerous eyesores might soon complete years in limbo.
The abandoned cement works silos in McCurdy Rd, Herne...
Bike body backs road safety code
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG's Bike Safe organisation has helped bolster a new statewide code for cyclists, drivers and pedestrians, according to its president.
Barton van Laar...
Rail links ‘possible for 10th of state cost’
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
STATE Government could restore Geelong’s rail links to Ballarat and Bendigo for a tenth of its "unfeasible" $935 million design, according to...
Liberals to ‘dynamite’ Ocean Road, says MP
By NOEL MURPHY
DYNAMITE and dinosaurs don’t go together and the Great Ocean Road, its coast and hinterland need World Heritage status to be better...
Avalon airport deal ‘collapses’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG is without a designated general aviation base after a deal to move light aircraft to Avalon fell through, according to...
Heritage listing ‘barrier’ for housing on salt pans
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN UPDATED Victorian Heritage Register listing for Moolap’s former Cheetham salt works is another barrier to redeveloping the site, according to...
’Burlesque art’ set for club show
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
TRADITIONAL burlesque might be missing from the film starring Christina Aguilera but it will feature on stage at Corio’s Shell Club this...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Craig’s roaring 40 set to blow away Geelong
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
EIGHTEEN-year-old singing sensation Harrison Craig laughed recalling how judges on Channel 9’s The Voice thought he was 40 when he sang Josh...
Cats coach taking bad with the good
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Do you want the good news or the bad news?
That seems to be the trend of the season for Cats coach...
Here’s the good oil: our olive groves in ‘bumper’ harvest
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
LOCAL olive groves are enjoying a bumper harvest as Victoria heads for a record yield, producers say.
Australian Olive Association expects the...
Councillor Crockett sworn in
Phoebe Crockett is officially the new Torquay Ward councillor for the Surf Coast Shire after she was sworn into the role this week. ...
