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Karen HartELAINE Carbines could move into federal politics after narrowly losing her battle for a seat in the Victorian Upper House on a recount...

blind eyes to horror

Hamish HeardRevellers walked within metres of a young woman as she was brutally raped in central Geelong, police have revealed. Melbourne Sexual Crimes Squad Acting...

Mayor’s police petition

Hamish HeardMAYOR Bruce Harwood wants the community to stand up and be counted in a fight against alcohol-fuelled violence following an outbreak of brutal...

Mozzie grounds covered

Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S council has started work to install underground drains to eradicate a mosquito breeding ground outside St Leonards Primary School. St Leonards residents welcomed...

Going full bore

Hamish HeardGeelong will rely on bore water next year after record low annual rain forced Barwon Water to announce its harshest round of restrictions. Barwon...

Quit call over claim of bypass plan ignorance

Elisa ClarkA Liberal candidate wants Geelong’s mayor to quit for claiming he knows nothing about the party’s policy for the third stage of the...

Markets off to Pako

Karen HartGEELONG West could soon be home to controversial Mill Markets after its owner lost a long-running legal battle with Geelong’s council. Ian Ballis said...

Injunction bid to foil ‘chainsaw massacre’

Alex de VosResidents plan to take out injunctions to stop authorities chopping down non-indigenous trees along the Barwon River in Geelong. Highton’s Trish Gant said...

Brave new world on doorstep

Peter FaragoTHE FIRST residents to move into Geelong’s newest suburb will be encouraged to walk a mile in their own shoes, according to plans...

Rain in autumn

ANDREW MATHIESONTHE REGION’S parched landscape is on the verge of a drenching, according to a Geelong meteorologist. Geelong Weather Services’ Lindsay Smail believes the ongoing...

Grove brawl mars party

ANDREW MATHIESONBELLARINE Peninsula revellers were on their best and worst behaviour during New Year’s Eve, according to police. Drunken teenage brawls on the beach...

Glad Geelong’s not Tamworth this Australia Day

Karen HartSINGLE mother Abuk Madut is looking forward to swapping her title of Sudanese refugee for Australian citizen today. Four years ago she fled her...

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Duke propels Power to first win

Newcomb consigned Ocean Grove to bottom rung on the Bellarine Football League ladder with a 16-point win at Grinter Reserve to notch its first...

Devils win by six