Doctors attack Avalon air show focus on arm sales

DOCTORS have attacked Avalon’s international air show over weapons sales. The show started this week with a four-day trade fair in military and civilian aircraft...

Six months’ jail for meth dealer

A MAGISTRATE has handed a six-month prison sentence to a Corio methylamphetamine trafficker. Christopher Chambers, 23, of Moreland Ave, Corio, pleaded guilty in Geelong Magistrates’...

Camera fines fall, revenue up

SPEED cameras on the Princes Fwy are snapping fewer motorists but generating more revenue. Justice Department figures show that in the past financial year the...

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...

Juggling act for GFNL fixtures

AFL Barwon has announced a 20-round home-and-away fixture for the Geelong Football Netball League following the withdrawal of Lara from this year’s senior footy...