Cats stars to prowl Casey fund-raiser
GEELONG Football Club’s senior players and coaching staff will attend a fund-raiser for paralysed local footy star Casey Tutungi next week, the club has...
New dad Mark battles cancer
By NOEL MURPHY
GEELONG collector Mark Ward went to ground when he discovered he had spinal cancer.
He kept his strife secret from his partner and...
Bunyips come to life in exhibition
By NOEL MURPHY
SAVAGE talons, a cruel cross-cut serrated beak, powerful jaws, four metres in height - anyone doubting the fearsome nature of Australia’s bunyip...
City site selected for NDIS HQ
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A refurbished office building opposite TAC’s head office in Brougham St will be DisabilityCare Australia’s "interim" headquarters, Federal Goverment sources have...
GOR strategy a ‘model for state’: Tourism blueprint
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
TOURISM campaigns for the Great Ocean Road will act as a "blueprint" for similar campaigns in other Victorian regions, according to...
ABC’s radio bureau to create news ’diversity’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
An ABC news bureau in Geelong will add to the "diversity" of local news heard on the national stage, according to...
Assaults leave carers ‘in fear’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
CARERS at a Newcomb residential facility for youths say they have been subjected to a "barrage of physical and verbal abuse"...
Ferry upgrade plan approved
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A LONG battle to extend Queenscliff ’s ferry terminal car park is over, with State Government announcing $1.3 million in funding...
JOIN THE CLUB: Kids find kicks in futsal game
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
FOR the many generations of Aussie kids brought up believing that football involved an elliptical ball on an oval manned by...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Kids’ fun in Kate’s Shed
By CHERIE DONNELLAN
COMEDIAN Kate McLennan set herself a challenge when she agreed to write children’s comedy radio play Super Speedy Sound Shed.
But she was...
Rudd policy ‘dashes hopes’ of reuniting families in city
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
“IT has closed the door on hope.”
Afghan asylum seeker Ali Khan Ahmadi spoke with the passion of a young man who...
Online opponents target ’alien’ redevelopment plans
By NOEL MURPHY
IT’S not exactly the most subtle of responses but, given the alien nature critics see in Torquay’s proposed space-age hotel precinct, it’s...
Caravanning Around Geelong: Your Coastal Gateway To The Bellarine And Surf...
Geelong is one of those rare caravan-friendly destinations where you can do a lot without spending half your holiday behind the wheel. Set on...
