Greenies slam for fire break project
Jessica BentonEnvironmentalists have attacked a project carving fire breaks up to 40 metres wide around towns on the Great Great Ocean Road.
Geelong Environment Council...
Flu: stop squealing normal virus worse
Alex de VosDoctors have advised residents that normal influenza is often worse than swine flu as the virus begins breaking out in the Geelong...
Belmont’s Chris marks MS Week despite the odds
Andrew MathiesonSHE would jog every morning but it was while resting during an idyllic holiday that then-42-year-old Chris Nolan became aware pounding pavement would...
Heads bridge rally to gauge picket support
Jessica BentonA community rally on Sunday will gauge interest in forming a picket line to stop State Government demolishing and replacing Barwon Heads Bridge,...
Fine reviews dodgy
Jessica BentonDodgy review systems could be leaving Geelong residents paying unfair fines, according to the state opposition.
Shadow Attorney-General Robert Clark said an Auditor-General investigation...
Great Danes play by Rules
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG College’s latest football coach stands out from his diminutive year-seven players.
Aside from his imposing physique, Nicolai Secher is something of a novelty...
Bored kids campaigning for a bus out of here Coast connection bid
Jessica BentonBored teenagers on the Bellarine Peninsula are campaigning for a bus service to the Surf Coast.
They have won the backing of government-funded body...
Schoolies event backed amid Facebook warnings Torquay Festival plan
Alex de VosResidents and police have backed plans for a beach-style music festival at Torquay during controversial Schoolies Week celebrations.
Melbourne entertainment company Stacked has...
On the march into Geelong
Alex de VosAugie March’s highly anticipated fourth album, Watch Me Disappear, has failed to set the charts alight admits drummer Dave Williams.
Despite the...
Alf, 88, riding cycles of history
Andrew MathiesonWEARY old Alf Berry jumps onto his next hotted-up bike, revs the throttle and motors off to the countryside – and sometimes even...
Peninsula talent set to rock in new festival
Jessica BentonBUDDING musicians will rock Ocean Grove next weekend as part of a new festival.
Ocean Grove Open Mic Festival will feature a variety of...
Pokies bid to pay for $4m upgrade
Andrew MathiesonA GEELONG entertainment complex has pinned its $4 million expansion plan on a bid for more pokies.
Waurn Ponds Hotel wants approval for 60...
Hawks go into break in 3rd spot
A seven goal to two first quarter against the breeze helped Drysdale to a 40-point win against Newcomb at Grinter Reserve on Saturday and...
