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...
Oakshott in climate call
ERIN PEARSONNOW is the time to act on climate change to save threatened coastal areas, federal Independent MP Rob Oakeshott will tell a conference...
Group claims ‘victory’ after asbestos removed at Bells
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...
Residents’ street ‘win’
KIM WATERSObjectors have triumphed over council plans to permanently close a popular Point Lonsdale road, according to their spokepserson.
Angus McDonald said he was...
A cry for truth
A Geelong rally and march will share First Nations history along with the reasons behind calls to change the date of Australia Day. ...
