First 24hr swim to combat disease
Alex de VosCompetitors will swim around the clock in Geelong this weekend in the name of charity.
Organisers have designed the inaugural Geelong 24-hour Mega...
Police probe Grove bar glassing
Jessica BentonPOLICE are investigating a violent attack on an Ocean Grove man last weekend.
A 34-year-old man sustained a deep cut from his temple to...
$15,800 junket completed jet-set mayor back to reality
Jessica BentonGEELONG’S train-driver mayor has returned from globe trotting to countries in Asia, Europe and the Middle East at ratepayers’ expense.
Cr John Mitchell visited...
West in community house bid meeting to rally support for vital facility
Alex de VosGeelong West residents are close to establishing a neighbourhood house after five years of lobbying.
Community activist Rosemary Nugent, who is leading the...
Group jumps in to save frog
Andrew MathiesonA GEELONG conservation group is saving an endangered species from extinction along the Barwon River.
Southern bell frog numbers have continued to diminish in...
Program targets youth battling dual problems
Jessica BentonA NEW health program in Geelong is assisting young people with “complex” drug and alcohol problems.
The St John of God Hospital and Barwon...
Company wins in Corio servo battle
Jessica BentonDEVELOPERS have won a long battle to build a controversial freeway service centre at Lovely Banks.
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has approved the...
Volunteer role still adds up for 79-year-old Jan
Andrew MathiesonWHOEVER said you can’t teach an old dog new tricks never met 79-year-old Jan Burrell.
Old, yes. But dog? More like dog-tired.
Bosses had to...
City to state: jobs in climate of fear
Andrew MathiesonThe Geelong region is bracing for the loss of manufacturing jobs from attempts to combat climate change, according to a City Hall submission...
Borewater brings end of restrictions in sight
Alex de VosGeelong could be off water restrictions as early as February after authorities won a green light this week to pump billions of...
Disease threatens rare grevillea’s last stand in ranges
Andrew MathisonA NATIVE wildflower that only blooms in the Brisbane Ranges is under threat from disease.
The Brisbane Ranges grevillea has just begun to come...
Stores in pay audits
Andrew MathiesonOMBUDSMAN’S audits are set to find that Geelong’s four 7-Eleven stores have underpaid workers, according to their union.
The audits followed a Fair Work...
Man dies after Drysdale motorcycle accident
A man has died following a crash in Drysdale this morning.
Officers were told a motorcycle travelling east on the Drysdale bypass crashed into a...
