New Deakin program putting teachers on ‘fast track’
Graduated: Deakin teaching course students.By Cherie DonnellanA NEW training program is putting interstate student teachers in classrooms after six weeks of training in Geelong,...
Drunks on streets: Maxi taxis ‘fleet’ plan
By Michelle HerbisonA FLEET of maxi taxis should replace a council-run night bus to reduce the number of drunks on Geelong streets at night,...
Doctors prescribe parks in Victorian first
Constitutional: Keith and Cathrine Alleder participate in Active in Parks program with, at front, Rachael Healy.By Cherie DonnellanGEELONG doctors are prescribing exercise in parks...
Marles rejects carbon tax advice: Local firms ‘safe’
By John Van KlaverenA WARNING Geelong small businesses should budget for a five per cent carbon tax cost increase was based on “gross exaggeration”,...
‘Backflip’ on Bay West bid
By John Van KlaverenA WAR of words has broken out over a proposed new container port for Corio Bay’s northern shore at Pt Wilson.
Ports...
Avalon ranked in world’s misleading airport names
By John Van KlaverenAVALON has been included on a list of the world’s most misleading airport names.
Online flight comparison site Skyscanner cited Avalon for...
Kinky series boosting sales for ‘adult’ shops
Naughty but nice: Sarah Baines with in-demand products at Naughty Gifts.By Cherie DonnellanLOCAL sex shops have reported a surge of customers requesting fetish items...
Thief felt ‘pressure’ from workmates, so… ‘He stole for the dole’
By Michelle HerbisonA FORMER Timber Truss worker stole a nail gun within view of security cameras to lose his job, a court heard on...
‘Emphasis on quality’ for new local GC magazine
First look: GC contributing writer Michelle Herbison and sales executive Marie Atkinson inspect the first edition.EditorialA NEW glossy magazine produced to the “highest standards”...
New plan for ramp revealed: Fear over break bid
By Cherie DonnellanSURFERS and environmentalists fear a new master plan for Torquay’s boat launching facility could propose a breakwater at Fisherman’s Beach.
Surfrider Foundation’s Richard...
Top cop on empty stations: Beat first for police
By Michelle HerbisonBELLARINE Peninsula residents need to shake the belief their police stations must always be staffed, according to a senior cop.
Acting Superintendent...
Plans for city to be mine hub
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG could share in Australia’s mining boom if a parliamentary committee report is adopted.
The report said Geelong’s port would play a...