Guitar hero plays gig at world expo
Travelling man: Jeff Lang is touring Europe after playing the world expo.Erin PearsonPLAYING on the world stage in China was the gig of a...
Union affiliation ‘to fire up’ student activism in city
Erin PearsonDEAKIN University students are set to put up “more of a fight” over campus issues after their representative body affiliated with Australia’s National...
Health focus for our senator
Election winner: Richard di Natale in Geelong this week. Erin PearsonGEELONG'S dental health and addiction problems are the focus of the region’s new federal...
Queenscliff set for a blast at fort’s 150th anniversary
Kim WatersIN 1882 the sound of gunshots ringing from Fort Queenscliff would have signalled an approaching threat but this weekend the noise will be...
Damage revelations a ‘chance to save Bells’
Erin PearsonAUTHORITIES should use claims of Bells Beach mismanagement as an opportunity for “positive change” in caring for the iconic international surfing spot, according...
Couple in plea for pet lost with stolen Falcon
Come home, Billy: Adam Harrison and Ebony Hayes await the return of Billy with baby Summer. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 53486Erin PearsonA GEELONG couple has...
Cull fear for possums with flesh-eating bug
Kim WatersAUTHORITIES have warned residents against launching a “possum cull” on the Bellarine Peninsula after the animals were identified as carriers of a dangerous...
$4.3b rail plan ‘set to unlink’ Werribee and Geelong stops
Andrew MathiesonSTATE Government’s Regional Rail Link plan will stop commuter services between Geelong and Werribee, according to a public transport lobby.
Public Transport Users Association’s...
Northern school programs well-being into lives of students, families
Andrew MathiesonA SERIES of programs lifting students marks at a “community” school in Geelong’s northern suburbs could provide a model to revolutionise education, according...
Rail push for Avalon
Andrew MathiesonAVALON Airport should have a rail link to Melbourne to ensure Victoria is Australia’s national entry point, according to the state’s peak business...
Lions award for Ben’s roar talent
Erin PearsonA SPEECH on addiction to money has won Christian College student Ben McCarthy Torquay Lions Club’s Youth of the Year award.
The 16-year-old...
Good Friday ‘failure’
Erin PearsonDIRECTORS have rejected a controversial bid for Torquay to host Victoria Football League’s first Good Friday match.
VFL football operations manager John Hook told...
From the archives
17 years ago
October 17, 2008
Ford would slash 450 jobs at its Geelong and Broadmeadows plants under a new round of cuts, the company announced...
