Alarm over
Kim WatersRESIDENTS fear that emissions from a cement plant at Waurn Ponds could be a health threat, according to a community spokesperson.
Geelong Sustainability Group...
Gang ‘bash’ ordeal
Erin PearsonA “VICIOUS” gang attack on a group of young Geelong revellers during a night out in Melbourne has highlighted the comparative safety of...
Facility shortage ‘to force end’ of three-year-old kinder classes
Erin PearsonLIMITED facilities will force Torquay Kindergarten to close three-year-old classes next year, according to its president.
Alexandra El Adam said the impending...
Building book anger
Erin PearsonSURF Coast’s council has spent “scarce ratepayer funds” producing a 77-page book telling residents how to build their homes, according to a councillor.
Joe...
Rotunda lease battle
Kim WatersTWO community services are battling each other for a five-year lease on Portarlington’s historic rotunda.
A district hospital auxiliary op shop wants to...
Cats ‘might win from loss’
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG coach Mark Thompson has joked the Cats should “probably go out and lose this game” to help their premiership chances.
Pointing to the...
Supercats into finals face-off
Erin PearsonGEELONG Supercats will fight to keep their finals hopes alive tomorrow night when they match-up against ladder-leaders Nunawading in South East Australia Basketball...
Nash survives the tip
Greg WaneA 1926 Nash recovered from a landfill site at Modewarre has been brought back to its original glory by Belmont car enthusiast Ray...
Local Legend: On track to the blues
Andrew MathiesonThe ‘T’ in Hugo T Armstrong’s name could just as well stand for trains.
But that would also then require a second middle initial...
Ford ‘hope’ in green car plan
Kim WatersINTRODUCING electric cars in Geelong could “secure” the future of the city’s Ford factory, according to a Greens candidate.
Gavin Brown said the...
Students shun ‘greed’ for famine fundraiser
Andrew MathiesonWorld Vision’s 40-hour Famine campaign is more than just missing a few meals while sucking on barley sugars to Geelong College students.
They are...
‘Health issue’ link to death of cyclist
Erin PearsonA “PRE-EXISTING” medical condition” could have caused a cyclist to fall into the path of a car in a fatal accident at Torquay...
Rooke leads Dragons to huge win
Bell Park's Hannah Rooke had an outstanding all-round A Grade game in round 10 of Geelong Cricket Association senior women's competition.
Rooke took the incredible...
