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Notoriously tall ship sets sail to Geelong

Ahoy there: The Notorious is headed our way. TOM BENNETTAFTER 12 years and 1000 heartaches, mariner Graeme Wylie is poised to hoist the mainsail...

Roads black hole

TOM BENNETTTHE CITY faces “massive” shortfall in roads funding, a Geelong councillor has confirmed. At its meeting this week Geelong’s council called for an extension...

Big wave surfer conquers Albatross

Cowabunga: Jeff Rowley surfs Teahupoo in Hawaii. ERIN PEARSONTORQUAY’S big wave surfer Jeff Rowley (pictured left) has plunged into the Australian and world big...

Tiger mosquitos invade peninsula: Mozzie alert

Spray it: Pest controller Nino Caminiti treats vacant grassland. ERIN PEARSONSWARMS of the dangerous Tiger mosquito have begun infesting parts of the Bellarine...

10-year-old boys beat baffled burglar

Burglar: Alleged offender.ERIN PEARSONPOLICE have released an image of a man they are seeking following an attempted burglary foiled by twin 10-year-old boys. The two...

Police command confirms: No cops for three years

ERIN PEARSONGEELONG was unlikely to receive any significant numbers of extra police until 2014 when the expected Waurn Ponds police station was ready, Geelong...

Putting fun back into run

Get fit: Sam Elliott preparing for the Dawnbusters fun run. TOM BENNETTGEELONG'S happiest fun run is expected to raise a record amount for charity...

Geelong wins deaf games

Hear hear: VicDef case manager Brad Eddington and Stan Batson.ERIN PEARSONNEWCOMB’S Stan Batson never enjoyed being stuck in an office. Instead he preferred the outdoors...

Cats shrine a positive portent

Inkling: June Blake and her ‘other’ Cats team. ERIN PEARSONGROVEDALE’S June Blake has a winning feeling. The avid Cats supporter has followed the blue...

Cats ‘on edge’ but confident

Scratch match: Geelong players go through their grand final preparations. ERIN PEARSONGEELONG will go into this weekend’s blockbuster grand final against Collingwood prepared...

Asthma fundraiser honours a mother

Sisterhood: Jade, Meg and Emma Vaughan. ERIN PEARSONSISTERS Emma, Jade and Meg Vaughan will commemorate the death of their mother next weekend with...

Katos promises: Bells plan will be reviewed

ERIN PEARSONSOUTH Barwon MP Andrew Katos will take community concern over Bells Beach to state government next month following a meeting with surfing bodies,...

Shandelle seeks new musical horizons

Shandelle Cooke is one of Geelong’s best-loved performers, but the chanteuse is not content to rest on her laurels. This month Cooke launches two new...