Riding on for kids
Easy riders: Children Madeline and Riley, at front, help promote this weekend’s toy run with, from left, Michael Wall, Vicki Humpage, Phil ‘Lucky’ Marshall...
State ‘to audit hospital waits’
Bedside manner: Health Minister David Davis chats with Geelong Hospital patient Iain Macleod. Erin PearsonAN AUDIT of Geelong Hospital’s surgery waiting lists will fix...
Schoolies ‘suspected’ in lights theft
Ruined: Martin Duke with the remnants of Torquay’s Christmas tree decorations. Erin PearsonSCHOOLIES are prime suspects in the theft and destruction of $5000 worth...
City works ‘without permit’
Andrew MathiesonFAILING to obtain a permit for a pipeline project that damaged endangered grassland will cost Geelong’s council $131,000, according to Federal Government.
The Government’s...
Animal society drowning under wave of dumped pets
Unwanted: Kylie Keys with dumped kittens at the animal welfare society’s Moolap pound. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 57855Erin PearsonAN “unprecendented” wave of unwanted pets threatens...
Edgewater ‘gloom’ gives way to tenant purchases
Andrew MathiesonA TENANT who painted a gloomy picture of business at Geelong’s waterfront Edgewater complex paid a seven-figure sum for two of its retail...
Junkie burglar in jail after police car chase
Kim WatersA HEROIN addict is in prison after his burglary spree culminated in a safe being thrown out a car window during a police...
Geelong chosen to test beer as ‘lure into science’
We’ll drink to that: Farmers market chef Virginia Lee-Laurie and Central Geelong Marketing’s Mark Davis study up for this weekend’s beer science session.Andrew MathiesonBY...
Councillor anger as ‘six-into-one Newtown housing project’ opens
Erin PearsonA PUBLIC housing development on expensive land in Newtown has squashed six dwellings onto a 500-square-metre block, according to ward councillor Stretch Kontelj.
He...
Worst of downpours ‘skirting’ Geelong as rest of state inundated
Erin PearsonGEELONG is bucking the trend as other Victorian centres battle flooding, according to a weatherman.
Meteorologist Lindsay Smail said the city’s rain between January...
Ford engine ‘cutback’
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG'S Ford workers are “nervous” about their future after a new cutback in engine production, according to a representative.
Senior shop steward Brendan Sexton...
Church’s tightrope to GPAC
Ageing well: The Church plays its hits in chronological order at GPAC this month.Erin PearsonPRODUCING successful music is like walking a tightrope, according to...
Avalon ready to take off
Melbourne Avalon Airport and its employment precinct are set to play a pivotal role in the future development of Wyndham and Geelong. Jaidyn Kennedy...
