Petrol thieves put stations ‘on alert’
Caught on camera: Vehicles that police believe were involved in recent fuel thefts at APCO Waurn Ponds.ERIN PEARSONAPCO has put its service station staff...
‘Record crowd’ flocks to Pako Festa
Colours of life: Pako Festa participants liven up Geelong West on Saturday. To see more pictures, go to starphotos.com.au and search ID numbers 61091...
Pipe contract locks us into ‘desal price rises’
KIM WATERSAn unbreakable contract for a pipeline from Melbourne has locked the Geelong region into paying desalinated water prices, according to State Government.
Water...
Numbers up as Avalon airshow opens with 550 aircraft
Big bird: America’s Colonel Seth Bretscher strides away from a giant Boeing C-17 Globemaster at Avalon. JOHN VAN KLAVERENAll the numbers quoted at the...
Survey ‘reveals racist attitudes across area’
JOHN VAN KLAVERENThe Geelong region may be less multi-culturally sensitive than it believes, according to a new survey.
The national Challenging Racism survey found that...
Pokies cash grab ‘costs thief $750’
KIM WATERSA man who helped himself to “a handful” of cash from a hotel’s till was an “opportunistic” criminal, Geelong Magistrates Court heard this...
20 new players to lead Tigers mission in 2011
New look: Torquay Tigers recruits Aaron Nesbitt and Hamish Jarrad outside their new clubrooms. ERIN PEARSONTORQUAY Tigers will unveil 20 new players this season...
Grove on ‘fast track’
KIM WATERSState Government is “fast-tracking” funding for proposed sport facility upgrades at Ocean Grove, according to a Liberal MP.
Member for Western Victoria Simon Ramsay...
St Leonards ‘gym’ initiative a welcome workout for green thumbs
by kim waters Bellarine Peninsula residents are trading their treadmills and dumbbells for rakes and spades in a new initiative combining exercise with conservation....
Rangers face leader North
Heads you lose: Players clash in the Geelong cup.ERIN PEARSONGEELONG Rangers will take on top-of-the-table side North Geelong in the region’s pre-season soccer cup...
Oh Bhoy, Danny returns to GPAC
The pipes are calling: Danny Bhoy performs in Geelong next week. ERIN PEARSONComedy could easily have become history for comedian Danny Bhoy.
The Irishman told...
Strung out for Pako
Blown away: Chocolate Strings travels from Queensland to play at Pako Festa this weekend. ERIN PEARSONQUEENSLAND reggae group Chocolate Strings has been to hell...
Fires ignite across the region
Residents of Meredith and Bamgarnie have been told to take shelter immediately as a bushfire rages towards Lethbridge in a southwesterly direction.
It is too...
