MP offices left in posts probe
CORANGAMITE MP Darren Cheeseman has gone to ground as an inquiry into fake pro-Labor online comments leaves politicians and their staffers as potential sources...
Twenty school crossing supervisors for Geelong
State Government has announced funding to help Geelong's council provide 20 extra school crossing supervisors in City of Greater Geelong.
Roads Minister Terry Mulder said the funding...
Geelong’s GMHBA campaigns against Gillard Government rebate cuts
Geelong insurer GMHBA has launched a campaign against the Gillard Government's proposed cuts to health insurance rebates.
GMHBA chief Mark Valena said the My Cover...
Black Pepper served with Shop Local service award
SHOPPING at Geelong’s Black Pepper is all about the customer service, according to Bellbrae’s Noela Alexander.
In fact, Ms Alexander was so impressed she successfully...
Ice addict jailed for ‘king hit’ on boy, 15
A 20-YEAR-OLD ice addict with ADHD, a “borderline IQ” and “countless” prior convictions has been jailed for a king hit that left a 15-year-old...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Back to GPAC
INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed stage-show Ganesh versus the Third Reich is coming home to Geelong after a string of successful shows across three continents.
Local company Back...
JOIN THE CLUB: ‘Boys’ by night finally turn 21
WHEN the boys get together for a night out, the talk is often the usual that might be heard when a band of men...
Board theft stirs Facebookers
THE RESPONSE of thousands of Facebook users to a stolen surfboard has "overwhelmed" an Ocean Grove surfer.
Jon Willard, who had deactivated his Facebook account...
Site unmasked: Geelong page man revealed
HE’S been Geelong’s most mysterious figure of social media for the past year.
His is a faceless history buff, an unknown social commentator...
Funds push ‘to help hoarders’
GEELONG’S council will help community organisations seek funds to work with hoarders after their behaviour becomes recognised as a mental illness this year, according...
FINALLY FRIDAY: Country duo set to rock Corio
AS TROY Kemp grew older he switched to singing with an acoustic guitar after years of playing head-banging music on an electric instrument.
Before long,...
Salt sites EES calls
PLANS to redevelop salt pans at Moolap and Lara will undergo environmental effects statements, according to the site’s owner.
Ridley announced the environmental studies as...
Absurd and risqué comedy
Kate Hanley Corley will compare histories of parenting while exploring her Geelong roots in her signature absurd and risqué style of comedy.
The...
