Gell uses day to question immigration
Jessica BentonAN AUSTRALIA Day ambassador has used a citizenship ceremony at Queenscliff to question the country’s immigration levels.
Television personality Rob Gell called for a...
Boundary ruling: Bigger Heads denied
Jessica BentonAn independent panel has rejected plans for a boundary-busting residential development at Barwon Heads.
The panel supported City of Greater Geelong’s call to retain...
Waterfront event record
Record crowds have flocked to Geelong’s waterfront for Victoria’s oldest sporting event, according to organisers.
Audi Victoria Week shoreside coordinator John Jackson said this year’s...
Curtain calls
Andrew MathiesonOnly time stands in the way of the final curtain call for a group of women brightening the lives of disadvantaged households in...
Robbers terrify teen milkbar girls
Police are hunting three males who held up two teenage girls working in a Corio milkbar.
Police alleged the trio escaped with cash after robbing...
River walking trail ‘dumped’
Andrew MathiesonState Government has dumped plans for a continuous walking trail linking Geelong to Barwon Heads.
Member for South Barwon Michael Crutchfield announced the Barwon...
Prison anniversary reveals ‘gentle’ gaolers
Andrew MathiesonBARWON Prison has changed the hardened image of jail wardens, according to the facility’s general manager.
Many of the prison’s former warders walked back...
Club’s dam good idea to save racing in Geelong
Andrew MathiesonA NEW dam to “drought-proof” Geelong’s race course could secure the sport’s future in Geelong, according to officials.
Limited rain in recent years have...
Ageing mum in fear for son’s future
Alex de VosFor more than 40 years, Portarlington’s Barbara Higgins has cared for disabled son Neil.
But, at 73, she’s finding the full-time job tougher...
Region rated ‘worst’ for housing disabled
Alex de VosA “severe” housing crisis has engulfed more than 90 of the region’s disabled residents, according to a new report.
State opposition mental health...
Plant reopening saves jobs of 68
Australia’s only automotive glass factory has officially reopened at North Geelong, saving 68 jobs.
MHG took over the former Pilkington building after owner CSR Veridian...
State turns developer in $50m Moorabool St project Council in the dark
Jessica BentonSTATE Government has left Geelong councillors in the dark over plans for a $50 million residential development on Moorabool Street.
Councillor Andrew Katos, who...
Find your new best friend at GAWS
Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) has reminded potential cat buyers that kittens are not just for Christmas.
The not-for-profit organisation, which received nearly 60 kittens...
