Stooge ‘offer’ rebuff
Andrew MathiesonTHE LIBERALS facing defeat in Corangamite knocked back the offer of a stooge Nationals’ candidate, according to a former councillor.
The former councillor said...
‘Shared’ patrols on surf coast nab late-night drink drivers
Andrew MathiesonSURF Coast police are sharing late-night weekend patrols in a new initiative netting drink drivers, according to officers.
As part of Operation Review, police...
Good Friday furore
Erin PearsonTHE VFL should abandon plans to play a match in Torquay on Good Friday, according to religious and business leaders.
They believe the game...
Port rotunda reopens as town waits on tenant decision
Kim WatersPORTARLINGTON celebrated the centenary of a town icon this week with the official re-opening of the town’s band rotunda.
The landmark was closed...
Serve of ‘crap for Cats stars’
Andrew MathiesonCHAMPION Cats full back Matthew Scarlett has revealed that a few home truths have emboldened Geelong to return to its best just before...
Echo of ’80s a Pseudo return
Erin PearsonEIGHTIES music lovers remember them as one of the great hair bands of Generation X’s teenage years.
The members of Australian band Pseudo Echo...
Local Legend: Bob’s ‘big time’
Andrew MathiesonBIG Bob Wiltshire limps slowly into the dining room, crutches guiding the ageing 77-year-old to the comfort of a waiting chair.
He casts a...
Sports festival ‘set to rival airshow’
A NEW major event featuring various sports over three days in Geelong could grow as big as Avalon Airshow, according to Mayor John Mitchell.
He...
Cop boost ‘to miss us’
Kim WatersGEELONG and the Surf Coast will be “the biggest losers” under a State Government plan to reshuffle police, according to an Upper House...
National baseball team plan
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG could be a home of Melbourne’s new national baseball team under a plan to utilise Victoria’s best facility for the sport, officials...
Winners Perfect for stage
Erin Pearson"DRUMMERS get all the chicks”, according to Perfect Fit, but it took each member of the young band to win Geelong’s FReeZACentral Escape...
Airport crash heroics end in bravery award
Kim WatersTHOUSANDS of sky-dives over 36 years have blurred together in the mind of Torquay parachute instructor Ralph Hamilton-Presgrave but saving a colleague from...
Bans handed out for junior footy altercation
AFL Barwon has handed down match suspensions, reprimands and bans after an investigation into a brawl at a junior footy match in July that...
