Region set to reap a $400m-plus stimulus
Andrew MathiesonMORE than $400 million will flow into the hip pockets of the region’s households from the Federal Government’s bid to stop the economy...
Epic trek ends with updates for Lion-hearted fundraiser
Andrew MathiesonINTREPID charity walker John Olsen had been gone so long that Billy Brownless warned him a few things had changed in Geelong.
Tired and...
Pipe cost hits $138m after new blow-out
Jessica BentonA new blow-out in the cost of a pipeline connecting Geelong to Melbourne’s water supplies will hit the hip pockets of the region’s...
Animal fears as river dries
Alex de VosIncreasing stagnation of the Barwon River is threatening plants and animals including platypus, authorities have warned.
But the region’s peak community environmental body,...
Rye eye on our wheel
Andrew MathiesonA RIVAL council has re-named Geelong’s former skywheel the “Rye Eye” in a bid to stop the tourist attraction returning to Eastern Beach.
Mornington...
Seeking Unity into the future
Andrew MathiesonONE OF Geelong’s oldest sport associations faces an uncertain future on the eve of another milestone.
Geelong Unity Netball Association is celebrating its 85th...
It’s in the blood
Andrew MathiesonOCEAN Grove’s Donald Gerling gives so much blood that nurses struggle to find a vein.
The inside of his left elbow in particular has...
City probing new Lara truck route
Andrew MathiesonLARA could have another new truck route to divert heavy traffic from clogged residential roads, according to the town’s new councillor.
Cameron Granger said...
State targets Moorabool for bus hub
Jessica BentonGEELONG traders will have a bus depot outside their Moorabool Street shops if State Government’s Department of Transport has its way.
The department has...
Senator lashes MP over bungled cash bids
Jessica BentonTHE OPPOSITION yesterday attacked Member for Corangamite Darren Cheeseman after revealing three more applications from the region had failed to secure cash from...
Swimmers to make a splash at Queenscliff event
Jessica BentonQUEENSCLIFF’S shorelines will be awash with wetsuits, swimming caps and the odd skimpy bathing suit tomorrow as hundreds hit the water for an...
Help calls rising as crisis bites
Jessica BentonA Geelong financial counselling service fears its increasing flow of clients could turn into a flood as the global economic crisis bites harder...
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...
