New year’s party on the inside at waterfront
Party on: Jake Davey, Sarah Birch, Annie Clapham, Rachel Shephard, Nicole Grenfell and Grace Halick dress up for New Year’s Eve.Erin PearsonNEW Year’s Eve...
Big burns ‘to send park up in flames’
Erin PearsonSTATE Government’s “mosaic burning” will destroy Otway National Park, the region’s peak community environmental group has warned.
Geelong Environmental Council president Joan Lindros said...
EPA forum ‘raises hope’ on plant emissions
Kim WatersENVIRONMENT Protection Authority regulations could be the key to stopping “dangerous” emissions from a cement plant in Geelong’s south, according to a residents’...
Water cash trickle for ‘stressed river’
Andrew MathiesonONE of Victoria’s most-stressed rivers will only get loose change from $3.6 million to fix local water catchments, according to an action group...
Refinery ‘disaster’ set to test skills of emergency crews
Responders: CFA firefighters Andrew Tierney, Sam Grant, Luke Shearer, Ron Hotchin, Trevor Roberts and Sam Maiolo join forces with Leading Senior Constables Phil Smith...
4C ‘pledge’ in boost for rally
Kim WatersA COALITION promise to “reconsider” the route of a controversial bypass extension south of Geelong has buoyed protesters ahead of a public rally...
Farmers following a yellow grain road to prosperity
Bloomin’ beautiful: Chris Sharkey at Balliang among some of the region’s bumper crop of canola. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 54815Andrew MathiesonFARMERS across the region who...
Region issues $1b state poll wishlist
Andrew MathiesonTHE region’s councils have released a state election wishlist of 12 key projects worth almost $1 billion.
Rival election candidates gave in-principle support on...
No kidding for Harry as farm comes to show
Farmyard friends: Harry Priest with two of his farmland prepare for Royal Geelong Show on Wednesday. Picture: Tommy Ritchie 54760 Andrew MathiesonHARRY Priest isn’t...
‘Drink, drugs driver’ jailed for crash death
Kim WatersA MOTORIST who killed a passenger in a car crash at Norlane while under the influence of drugs and alcohol will spend at...
‘Battler’ school praying for no rain this carvinal
Class act: Students James, Amanda, Zoe and, at back, Tegan promote the Tate Street primary carnival. Andrew MathiesonONE OF Geelong’s oldest primary schools fears...
Rock hits ute, hurts passenger on bypass
TWO men were lucky to escape “a more-serious” accident after a rock thrown from a Geelong overpass smashed into their ute on Wednesday morning,...
HIPPY celebrates 25 years
A Geelong program has celebrated a quarter of a century of helping children make the leap from pre-school to grade prep.
The Home Interaction Program...
