Enviro body ’tweet ban’

GEELONG Environment Council has accused Alcoa of banning it from the company’s Twitter feed for asking difficult questions. Council president Joan Lindros described the snub...

Union on cracked eyesore: Force Ritz sale

By NOEL MURPHY GOVERNMENT should buy central Geelong’s dilapidated Ritz flats if the owners refuse or are unable to fix the heritage-listed property, according to...

Zero tolerance ‘key to safety’, says ex-mayor

By NOEL MURPHY NEW security cameras in central Geelong will fail to prevent drunken crimes, according to a city retail leader and former mayor. Hayden Spurling...

Study reviewing city bus interchange site

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN GEELONG'S Moorabool St bus interchanges could move depending on the outcome of a new transport strategy. A City of Greater Geelong spokesperson...

Mind ‘useless as remedy for sick’

FIGHTING cancer with a mind-over-matter approach lacks any scientific backing and can scare patients, according to a Geelong academic. Deakin University Medical School lecturer Michael...

Victim ‘assailed again on court day’

By MICHELLE HERBISON A MAN on his way to court to face unlawful assault and robbery charges used a chance meeting to further offend against...

Arterial link, lights keys at Grove talks

By MICHELLE HERBISON CHANGING Ocean Grove’s arterial link and installing traffic lights at a busy intersection emerged as key ideas at a council-run urban design...

Plant a threat, says air group

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN ALCOA would be prohibited from operating its Anglesea power station in the United States because it would breach environmental standards, according...

Top spot Loam to close

Top local restaurant Loam is to close after four award-winning years. The Bellarine Peninsula venue is located on a Marcus Oldham College campus at Drysdale,...

New Alcoa review casts cloud over Geelong

Alcoa has announced a review of its global aluminium smelting business, casting another cloud over the future of 600 workers at its Geelong plant. Alcoa...

Library gets temporary home

Geelong library will relocate to the ground floor of the state offices building to make way for the start of construction of the new...

Milestone men are the Cat’s miaow

Mercurial forward Steve Johnson is a coach in the making, believes Geelong coach Chris Scott. Scott said Johnson would be virtually a walk-up start as...

Hawks down Cats in practice match

Led by livewire Nick Watson, Hawthorn defeated Geelong by 17 points in a preseason practice match Dingley’s Kennedy Community Centre on Monday 16 February....

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