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TALK THE TOLL DOWN: 15% fall in speeding fines on Surf Coast: Drivers ‘get...

By Cherie DonnellanA 15 PER CENT reduction in speeding fines suggests police are “getting through to drivers” on the Surf Coast, according to a...

Tourism bid squaring up for business

By Cherie DonnellanThe GREAT Ocean Road is starring in three short films at Melbourne’s Federation Square to attract tourists, according to South Barwon MP...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Sack of jokes

Dave O’Neil performs with Geelong comedian Jonathon Schuster during a gig in the city next week.By Cherie DonnellanDAVE O’Neil’s boss suggested he become a...

JOIN THE CLUB: High rides in the hills

Mountain biker: Ben Lord races in the You Yangs.By John Van KlaverenEVERY year a group of adventurers hits the You Yangs’ trails in search...

$2.6m investment in ‘racing royalty’: ‘Sister’ to Caviar at new stable

Thinking big: Black Caviar’s half-sister Pippa and Simon Marshall at BC3 Thoroughbreds’ Connewarre stables.By John Van KlaverenAN OUT-OF-THE-WAY property on a no-through-road in Connewarre...

TALK THE TOLL DOWN: Cops welcome speed fine fall

By Cherie DonnellanA REDUCTION in speeding fines across the region suggests police are finally “getting through to drivers”, according to a leading traffic cop. Geelong...

V/Line urged to ‘Tweet back’

By Cherie DonnellanA COMMUTER has lashed V/Line Geelong for failing to respond to customer concerns sent to its Twitter account. Technology enthusiast Andrew Caple...

Driver ‘threatened’ to leave pensioner in park at night

Threatened: Kathleen Cormick. By Cherie DonnellanA GEELONG taxi driver “threatened” to leave a pensioner in a deserted park after dark because she questioned the...

Juc dope plant ‘just grew by itself’

By Michelle HerbisonGEELONG Magistrate’s Court has fined a Jan Juc man $500 for allowing a cannabis plant to grow alongside his tomatoes. Jason Cichocki,...

More jail time for ‘fraudster’

By Michelle HerbisonA GEELONG magistrate has ordered more jail time for a former Whittington man who finished a New South Wales prison sentence days...

‘Gutted’ workers reeling over cuts

By John Van Klaveren“WE'RE GUTTED.” That was the simple but emotional response of 25-year veteran Ford worker Jim Kontogeorgis to the company’s 220 Geelong redundancies...

Governments challenged as imports dominate fleets: Start driving jobs

Support jobs: Leigh Diehm issues his buy-Australian challenge outside Geelong’s ford factory.By John Van KlaverenGOVERNMENT failures to buy Australian-made fleet cars contributed to Ford’s...

New chair for KP Trust

Kardinia Park Stadium Trust has a new chair with John Eren bringing valuable experience across tourism, sport and major events. Mr Eren has been a...