Willing and able in a wheely big first for basketball
Alex de VosBasketballers used to running and dribbling up and down courts are taking on Geelong’s best wheelchair players and beating them at their...
Region warned: brace for swine flu
Alex de VosAn outbreak of swine flu in Geelong is “inevitable”, health authorities have warned.
Barwon Health spokesperson Kate Nelson said the organisation was expecting...
City to cope with bike race
Jessica BentonORGANISERS have promised Geelong will avoid a traffic nightmare when the city hosts a five-day world cycling championship event in September and October,...
Victim living in fear as sex attacker walks free My endless nightmare
Alex de VosA sexual assault victim says she is living a nightmare after her attacker walked free from Geelong Magistrates’ Court.
The woman said she...
Race locked up port
Jessica BentonA cycling race kept furious Portarlington residents captive in their own homes for two days, councillors have heard.
Last week’s council meeting heard the...
Ratepayers slam hike
Alex de VosResidents have slammed Surf Coast Shire’s plan to increase rates 5.75 per cent to help pay for an “outrageous” $40 million civic...
Scouting out history
Andrew MathiesonGHOSTS from the past hover around Geelong’s scout museum.
They stretch back, in all forms, to 1909 and forward to this year, celebrating...
Call for CEO to spend and slash
Jessica BentonCity Hall’s next chief should spend up on infrastructure projects while trimming fat from the bureaucracy, according to Geelong business leaders.
The executive directors...
Low note, high finish at Star Search
Callum Hicks’ hit the lowest note in the grand final of the region’s premier annual talent quest.
But the B-flat on Callum’s tuba during his...
Cats bank on Brook losses
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG Football Club expects to suffer “significant” losses at its new commercial venue at Point Cook.
Cats chief operating officer Stuart Fox told the...
Consultants to draw up future for Bells
Alex de VosSurf Coast Shire plans to spend thousands of dollars on hiring a consultant to draw up a plan to tackle litterbugs and...
Protests to greet work on bridges
Jessica BentonPROTESTS will greet the start of controversial work on new bridges at Barwon Heads later this month, according to community groups.
Barwon Heads Association...
Shandelle seeks new musical horizons
Shandelle Cooke is one of Geelong’s best-loved performers, but the chanteuse is not content to rest on her laurels.
This month Cooke launches two new...
