Taxpayers ‘fund’ PM’s political ads
By NOEL MURPHY
THE Liberal party has slammed a full-page ad promoting Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s job support for Ford workers as taxpayer-financed political advertising.
South...
Head-butt left partner with facial injuries
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A BELL Post Hill man responded “disproportionately” when he head-butted his partner for refusing to turn down music, according to a magistrate.
Geelong...
13th transport study unveiled
By MICHELLE HERBISON
RACV will undertake the region’s 13th transport-related study, citing a “misconception” the automobile organisation focuses only on roads.
Public transport and mobility manager...
Athlete drug law proposal ‘dopey’, says Deakin expert
By NOEL MURPHY
COMPELLING Olympic athletes under contract to release doping evidence that might incriminate them goes against their common law rights, according to a...
Northern kids project their music
SEVENTY students from Geelong’s Northern Bay College have told their stories in an original “song cycle” as part of a two-year music project.
The students...
Medium’s well-done
By MICHELLE HERBISON
During her live shows international medium Lisa Williams rounds up queues of dead people she talks to “like kids”.
Appearing before hundreds of...
Ford job losses prompt Premier’s ‘special taskforce’
Premier Denis Napthine has announced he will lead a “special taskforce” to generate new job opportunities for Geelong in the wake of this week’s...
UDIA slams Surf Coast, Geelong slug on vacant blocks
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG and Surf Coast councils have come under attack from Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) over rate charges against owners of...
Rob praises helmet after crash with wallaby
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
LARA racing announcer and popular MC Rob Gaylard barely saw the flying wallaby that brought him down in a cycling fall...
Author sharing African insight
A GEELONG woman has written a book about her experiences as a teacher in African.
Former Anglican Church minister Lynne Clarke launched A Place for...
Buckets
BUCKETS to a bank that gave me a counterfeit $50 note. I tried to return it but the bank thought it was mine. Lucky...
Ice addict hit mum in rage
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A 41-year-old’s Ocean Grove parents have secured an intervention order against him after he assaulted his ailing mother in an ice-induced psychotic...
Walking for Evelyn
A Winchelsea woman is sharing her experience pf giving birth to a premature baby ahead of Geelong’s Walk for Prems fundraising challenge next week....
