City’s new generation of vets in ‘good day’
Brothers in arms: Rob McClure and Andrew Hanns join forces on Anzac Day at Geelong RSL. By John Van KlaverenEAST Timor servicemen Andrew Hanns...
6000 brave weather to salute Anzac Day
First light: Dawn breaks on Point Danger for Torquay’s Anzac Day service. To see more of Tommy Ritchie’s pictures of the service, search...
Merged clubs celebrate first Anzac Day together: RSL’s marching on
Proud day: Stan Brice takes his place in the Barwon Heads march. To see more of Tommy Ritchie’s Anzac Day photos from Barwon Heads...
FINALLY FRIDAY: ‘I’m still here, still breathing’: Stevens brings a mother lode
Survivor: Jon Stevens plays Geelong on Mother’s Day.By Cherie DonnellanAS THE youngest of 11 siblings, Jon Stevens always made his voice heard as a...
JOIN THE CLUB: Radio daze of the old ‘hams’
Hamming it up: Geelong amateur radio enthusiasts Bill Husin and Graham Day. By John Van KlaverenWELL before Facebook, Twitter and You Tube, amateur radio...
ATMs at venues under scrutiny: City pokie study
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG will play a key role in a statewide gambling research project into the removal of ATMs from pokie venues.
Research team...
Target ‘scans’ bodies
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG-based national retailer Target has embarked on a $1 million study to determine Australian sizes.
Managing director Dene Rogers said Target would...
Council Crown cash ‘strange’: Group attacks hall funds bid
Funds furore: St Leonards’ Paul Sproule, Karen Reiter and Bob Hynes outside their town’s memorial hall, also desperate for upgrade funding.By Michelle HerbisonST LEONARDS...
City base for new sports network
By John Van KlaverenGEELONG will be the base for a new national sports network to commercialise elite sports technology, officials have announced.
Australian Sports Technologies...
‘New blow’ to port cars plan
By John Van KlaverenPLANS for a new container port in Melbourne have cast further doubt over a proposal to relocate car shipping to Geelong.
Ports...
Text ‘first’ keeping watch on neighbourhood crime
Numbers up: Andrew King, Matthew Sun and Neighbourhood Watch’s Rhonda Rotherham show the new texting service number.By Cherie DonnellanAN AUSTRALIAN-first texting service will keep...
$130m bungle ‘could cause water bill pain’
By John Van KlaverenMORE rates pain could be in the pipeline after a $130 million bungle at Barwon Water, Essential Services Commission has warned.
The...
From the Archives
15 years ago
July 2, 2010
Three councillors have called a public meeting to fight plans for redevelopment of Geelong Golf Club.
Eddy Kontelj, Stretch Kontelj and...
