Friends meet in the gardens
Garden variety: Highton’s Ron Mole works on the friends’ nursery project. JOHN VAN KLAVERENGARDENING could be the oldest hobby in the world, considering Adam...
Boost security, traders urged: Cops ‘working overtime’ tackling Geelong crime wave
Inspector Chris GawneERIN PEARSONSHOP owners must take action to protect themselves amid soaring burglary rates in Geelong, according to the city’s top cop.
Inspector Chris...
Jackie ‘beats pain with roller derby’
High roller: Jackie Lord in her roller derby alter ego of Boneyard Betsy. KIM WATERSTHE ROUGH and tumble of Geelong’s roller derby should...
City ‘leads’ in office market
JOHN VAN KLAVERENGEELONG'S office rental market is the strongest in regional Australia, according to new data from valuer Opteon Victoria.
Commercial services director Todd Devine...
City student boost
ERIN PEARSONAN EXTRA 2000 Deakin University students will help boost business in central Geelong, according to Mayor John Mitchell.
He welcomed the university’s plan to...
Geelong’s funky squad set to boogie at Pier party
Flashback: Tyrepower’s Greg Plumridge, European Affairs’ Paul Loughnan, Forty Winks’ Leigh Keen, the Independent’s Sam McKenzie and LP Communications’ Alycia Redman get into the...
Head ‘kicked like a football’
KIM WATERSA GEELONG man who kicked a victim’s head “like a football” during an assault was acting in self-defence, a court heard this week....
One jailed, three free on Nightingale death
KIM WATERSA MAN who fatally shot Corio father Brock Nightingale will spend up to 11 years in jail, a judge ruled this week.
But three...
Police to blitz drivers’ after catching 5000 speeding
Slow down: Senior Constable Darren Kiddle prepares for the big blitz.ERIN PEARSONA POLICE blitz will target speeding and drink drivers across the region over...
Police probing assault ‘leads’: ‘Sensational’ response to appeal for information
ERIN PEARSONGEELONG police believe they are another step closer to catching a man who violently assaulted a university student in the central city area,...
WANES WHEELS: A Dodge or nothing
Dodge nut: Murray Coster admits to being one-eyed about the Dodge since he first saw one 73 years ago. His latest car is...
FINALLY FRIDAY: ’80s enough for a loving tribute
ERIN PEARSONFOUR legends of Australian rock will “bling up” Geelong in a tribute to the ’80s on Saturday night, according to former Kids in...
How to turn your unused vehicle into instant cash
Have an old car sitting in the driveway, unused and gathering dust? Rather than letting it become a financial drain, you can turn it...
