The super men
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Old football players never die, they just join the local super rules team - well, at least that’s what club secretary...
Katie sings on Instinct
By MICHELLE HERBISON
“Purely instinct” directs ARIA-award-winning singer Katie Noonan to each of her musical projects.
Dabbling in different musical styles from rock to jazz to...
Region a ‘fracking’ target
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE controversial practice of “fracking” could come to Geelong after oil and gas explorer Lakes Oil revealed it was conducting geological...
New $140m funding push for stadium begins
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG Football Club has ramped up lobbying for $140 million in the lead-up to the federal election to complete the club’s redevelopment...
Target adds more jobs pain to struggling city
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
TARGET will shed 260 jobs from its Geelong headquarters and regional support locations, the company announced on Wednesday.
The redundancies followed a...
Heroin dealer released on bond
By MICHELLE HERBISON
A GEELONG magistrate has convicted a North Melbourne woman for heroin trafficking following her arrest with three others at Western Beach’s Chifley...
Boss to chemical objectors: Get the details
By NOEL MURPHY
OBJECTORS to a chemical storage warehouse proposed for North Geelong lack understanding of the proposal, the site owner believes.
Teleta Group director Ryan...
Uni, TAFE join forces in ‘west’
By MICHELLE HERBISON
DEAKIN University and Gordon Institute of TAFE will join forces to establish a higher education facility in Melbourne’s west next year.
University Vice...
Produce ‘key to our jobs future’
By NOEL MURPHY
SENDING clean, green produce to domestic markets and Asia could be a boom industry for the Geelong region, according to Frank Costa.
Southeast...
Exercise sheds weight, by George
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE onset of the years crept up on George Acheson-Thom, with the weight layering on until he hit almost 135 kg.
The...
MAV hit baulked
GEELONG'S council has baulked at paying almost $80,000 toward a state-wide campaign for constitutional recognition of local government.
Councillors voted this week to launch their...
Call to unite Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE “twin towns” of Ocean Grove and Barwon Heads should be together in the state seat of Bellarine, the Liberal party...
Recognition for tireless volunteers
Two locals have been honoured at the 2025 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards at Government House in Melbourne last Wednesday.
Steve Bently and Geoffrey...
