Punt on grid iron
Touching down: Geelong Buccaneers players Layke Rossiello, Daniel Tinitali, Chris Beynon and Scott Augustynowicz. JOHN VAN KLAVERENIt began as many clubs do: a bunch...
City seeking seat on funding body
JOHN VAN KLAVERENGeelong’s council is pushing for membership of a new body to recommend funding priorities for the region’s economic growth, according to Mayor...
Centre within site
ERIN PEARSONA site for Geelong’s proposed convention centre could be settled within weeks, according to Mayor John Mitchell.
He said City Hall would receive an...
New fear on crews
KIM WATERSAmbulance Victoria is sending Melbourne crews untrained in rural procedures and equipment to Geelong daily amid a staff shortage, according to a union...
Bay sculptures stirring icon juices
Deciders: Icon for Geelong judges John Mitchell, Andrew Senia, Roger Grant and Bernadette Uzelac. JOHN VAN KLAVERENFour-metre, moving metal sculptures installed off-shore in Corio...
‘Regional air’ set for Avalon
JOHN VAN KLAVERENAvalon is firming as the preferred site for a new regional airport facility, according to civic leaders.
But Geelong Airport operator Andrew Townley...
Chartwell victims celebrate Hoy jail sentence
KIM WATERSInvestors in collapsed company Chartwell Enterprises clapped in court this week as the firm’s former boss Graeme Hoy was jailed for more than...
Vandals break hearts in attack on cemetery
Shattered: Mark Baker with smashed trinkets from his daughter Rachel’s graveJOHN VAN KLAVERENVandals have desecrated the grave of young car accident victim Rachel Baker...
Bikie murderer sentenced to 23 years
KIM WATERSA former Rebels bikie has started a 23-year jail sentence for murdering a rival Geelong Bandidos member in 2008.
John Russell Bedson, 27,...
Group claims ‘victory’ over Bells asbestos
ERIN PEARSONSurf Coast Shire has finally removed an asbestos health hazard at Bells Beach, according to a community group.
Bells Beach Preservation Society’s Maurice Cole...
Family in bash horror: Brutal Moorabool Street assault ‘blinds’ young skating star
ERIN PEARSONA brutal bashing in central Geelong has left a professional skateboarder blind, according to his family.
Geelong West’s Katie McIver said her 21-year-old brother,...
Mine orchid ‘threat’
ERIN PEARSONRare orchids stand in the way of plans to expand coal mining at Anglesea, according to Geelong Environment Council.
President Joan Lindros, said the...
Huge turn out for swim classic
More than 1350 swimmers took part in the 37th Rip View Swim Classic at Point Lonsdale on 29 December, raising more than $130,000 for...
