Links plans “amicable”
Kim WatersPLANS for residential development and a nine-hole golf course on the former Geelong Golf Club site are likely to be resolved without a...
Taylor’s treasured family time
Kim WatersBIRTHDAY parties are always a treasured memory for parents.
But for the Wood family, daughter Taylor’s sixth milestone next week means “so much more”...
Rain records to be soaked
Erin PearsonGEELONG needs only another 22mm of rain to reach its highest January rainfall in more than three decades, according to a Geelong weather...
Diabetes diagnosis no barrier to fun
Kim WatersA TRIP to the doctor for an injection is enough to make most kids and adults nervous, but for 11 year-old Ryley Dekker...
Parking fine drop
Andrew MathiesonNEW parking meters are robbing council’s coffers from hundreds of thousands of dollars in parking fines annually.
The move two years ago to introduce...
Parking fine drop
Andrew MathiesonA VETERAN emergency worker has spoken about the devastation that confronted volunteers on arrival to flood-affected Queensland.
Jan Jensen from Geelong SES and two...
Premier backs Geelong icon competition
Andrew MathiesonVICTORIAN Premier Ted Baillieu has gone back to his roots to throw support behind developing a city icon to lift Geelong’s profile.
The former...
Port hopes are still afloat
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S port is appealing to State Government to provide facilities for bulk container trade that would inject millions of dollars every year into...
Roads, walking tracks closed by heavy rain
Kim WatersGEELONG and surrounding areas have been warned to avoid high flood risk roads, walking tracks and parks ahead of more soaking rain this...
Animal cruelty rate alarm
Erin PearsonGEELONG pet owners are amongst the worst in the state with more than 700 reports of animal cruelty in the south-west region last...
Surfboats battle Lorne’s swells
Erin PearsonMORE than 40 surfboat crews from across the country will take to the waters in Lorne this weekend to battle the surf for...
Wane’s Wheels: The FX has a double effect
Greg WaneOCEAN Grove’s Colin Gardiner is a Holden man. His current car collection is proof of this. Currently Colin has two restored 48/215 FXs...