Archaic supply: ‘no power to the people’
Andrew MathiesonAN ARCHAIC electricity line laid down for returning Second World War servicemen is causing persistent power blackouts for communities north of Geelong, according...
Soaked roads causing
Pot luck: Garry Nelis with another smashed wheel. Picture: Tommy Erin PearsonAN OUTBREAK of potholes across the region is damaging cars and threatening the...
‘85% chance’ of Labor win
Kim WatersLABOR’S Darren Cheeseman is a “safe bet” to win the federal seat of Corangamite, according to a Deakin politics professor.
Geoffrey Robinson said he...
Shaun’s aiming for stars after US space camp
Andrew MathiesonEVERY time 16-year-old Shaun Howard looks down at the custom mission patch on his flight suit he can only think of space.
The patch...
Stooge ‘offer’ rebuff
Andrew MathiesonTHE LIBERALS facing defeat in Corangamite knocked back the offer of a stooge Nationals’ candidate, according to a former councillor.
The former councillor said...
‘Shared’ patrols on surf coast nab late-night drink drivers
Andrew MathiesonSURF Coast police are sharing late-night weekend patrols in a new initiative netting drink drivers, according to officers.
As part of Operation Review, police...
Good Friday furore
Erin PearsonTHE VFL should abandon plans to play a match in Torquay on Good Friday, according to religious and business leaders.
They believe the game...
Port rotunda reopens as town waits on tenant decision
Kim WatersPORTARLINGTON celebrated the centenary of a town icon this week with the official re-opening of the town’s band rotunda.
The landmark was closed...
Serve of ‘crap for Cats stars’
Andrew MathiesonCHAMPION Cats full back Matthew Scarlett has revealed that a few home truths have emboldened Geelong to return to its best just before...
Echo of ’80s a Pseudo return
Erin PearsonEIGHTIES music lovers remember them as one of the great hair bands of Generation X’s teenage years.
The members of Australian band Pseudo Echo...
Local Legend: Bob’s ‘big time’
Andrew MathiesonBIG Bob Wiltshire limps slowly into the dining room, crutches guiding the ageing 77-year-old to the comfort of a waiting chair.
He casts a...
Sports festival ‘set to rival airshow’
A NEW major event featuring various sports over three days in Geelong could grow as big as Avalon Airshow, according to Mayor John Mitchell.
He...
Haval drives your dollar further
Great Wall Motors (aka GWM) continues to lead the way in China’s surge into the Australian new vehicle market, currently sitting in seventh place...
