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Good sports show classic moves

By MICHELLE HERBISON AUSTRALIAN dancesport champion couple Norm and Carol Bryant will join Dancing with the Stars favourites at the sport’s annual Geelong festival in...

Bill cracked the speed of sound

By NOEL MURPHY ROCKETING through the skies at a belting 1042 kmh, or 340 metres a second, is one of Geelong’s little-known aviation stunts that’s...

Smiling doc hopes to finish a cancer cycle

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN DESPITE being a doctor, Bryan Humphrey felt helpless as he watched his mother die of pancreatic cancer. His mum Leah Humphrey was...

Wildflower show captures nature

By CHERIE DONNELLAN NATURE has inspired many an artistic mind to create masterpieces, but Angair wants homeowners to see nature as the masterpiece. Angair - standing...

Longer lines hit VicRoads – claim

By REBECCA BILLS LONGER waits at VicRoads will be inevitable at VicRoads Geelong as counter staff are required to also answer phones, according to the...

Water job losses claim

By REBECCA BILLS A BARWON Water plan to outsource services would result in forced redundancies, according to the Australian Services Union. ASU Acting Assistant Secretary Michelle...

Sands aged care bid

By MICHELLE HERBISON DETAILS have emerged of The Handbury Group’s plans to transform facilities at Torquay’s The Sands resort into a residential aged care facility. A...

More Anglesea fish deaths worry

By REBECCA BILLS FURTHER fish deaths have occurred in the Anglesea River after a recent bout of heavy rain. Owner of Anglesea and Great Ocean Road...

Car tax hitting charities, services

By REBECCA BILLS LOWER paid Geelong workers were feeling the "continued negative impact" of changes to the fringe benefits tax, according to the Australian Salary...

Recycled water plant online

By REBECCA BILLS ALMOST 3000 million litres of drinking water will be saved in the greater Geelong region with the opening of a new class...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Sunday rappers reveal their persona

By CHERIE DONNELLAN A BOOK title inspired Sydney hip hop duo Spit Syndicate to name their latest album Sunday Gentlemen. One half of the rhyming pair...

New stroke drug approvals are a life-saver

By MICHELLE HERBISON A DRUG developed through a $600 million worldwide trial co-ordinated by a Geelong doctor has finally won government funding. The substitute for anticoagulant...

Windows to diversity

A public display of diversity is being showcased on Geelong’s Yarra Street. Windows of the World is a joint collaboration between Cultura and the City...