Teachers’ sex-ed ‘a world-first’ for uni
By NOEL MURPHY
SEX school is in for teachers under a new Deakin University initiative cited as a world-first.
Aussie teachers, lacking qualifications and confidence about...
Exhibition to reveal our tall tales and true
By NOEL MURPHY
PIRATES, bunyips, secret discoveries and wartime landings - mystery and legend abound in Geelong for anyone curious enough to dig.
Even a cursory...
Grovedale couple fear for family ‘persecuted’ in Iran
By MICHELLE HERBISON
GROVEDALE'S Aflatoon and Mahdokt Khavari are safe in Australia but the Iranian Government has imprisoned relatives for trying to educate their children.
Terry...
G21’s leaders hit back: Attacks ‘false, unfounded’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
G21 GEELONG Alliance board director Barbara Abley has hit out at “unfounded” and “false” attacks on the organisation.
In a letter to...
Union action ‘to cost Shell $20m’
By NOEL MURPHY
SHELL stands to lose up to $20 million to a one-day operators’ stop-work action planned to coincide with the federal election campaign.
The...
Police ‘help’ call on track flasher
POLICE are appealing for public assistance after a man exposed himself to a woman on a walking track in Ocean Grove on Monday.
The woman...
Bottle shops busted in teen booze study
By NOEL MURPHY
ALMOST half of Geelong’s 14-year-olds are drinking alcohol, according to a new Deakin University study.
The study found the young teens were obtaining...
Another vote lost over C66 ‘conflict’
By NOEL MURPHY
A SECOND Surf Coast councillor has been forced to backed out of voting on a controversial planning scheme amendment setting Torquay’s boundaries...
Salmon dominate coast
SALMON were the dominant species over the past week, with many caught along the coast.
Ken Alford found them at Bancoora Beach where he caught...
Rower races to grant
Geelong boat builder Jeff Sykes and Associates will create 12 new jobs after receiving a new technology grant of $208,700 for specialised equipment to...
Funding jobs boost
A growing Geelong food manufacturer will expand and create 26 new jobs thanks to an injection from the Geelong Industry Fund.
Premier Denis Napthine said...
Hands up who wants an upgrade?
Four of Northern Bay College’s six Corio campuses will receive $8 million for major infrastructure upgrades.
Visiting the school, Premier Denis Napthine said the upgrade...
Bellarine pair one step closer to Bells
Ben Considine and Bea Conroy claimed victory in the opening round of the Victorian Longboard Titles on Phillip Island, edging one step closer to...
