Woman dead, cyclists left injured police calling for help
Jessica BentonPOLICE are hunting a hit and run driver and witnesses to a fatal smash after two recent accidents on Geelong roads.
Two Geelong cyclists...
Hospital makes a gala of itself with first float entry
Andrew MathiesonWHEN nurse Jenny Bryce first marched in Geelong’s Gala Day celebrations, toilet humour was on parade.
Student nurses would hold out bedpans on the...
Council staff face sack for illegal work bans
Andrew MathiesonCOUNCIL staff could face the sack or have wages docked for striking over a pay rise push, their boss has warned.
City of Greater...
Jan Juc footy bid plucked
Jessica BentonJAN JUC kids will miss out on playing football for their own team after the region’s Aussie Rules body rejected plans to start...
Salta pulls no punches in securing national titles
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG is punching above its weight in hosting Australia’s biggest boxing showpiece, according to the event’s promoter.
Moolap’s Tony Salta said some of the...
Industry call to keep port in public hands
Jessica BentonSTATE Government is weighing up whether taxpayers will foot the bill for Portarlington’s $56 million harbour redevelopment.
But the town’s mussel farmers want the...
Pier plan wins highest praise
Plans to turn Queenscliff Pier into a fundraising restaurant for charities have won the backing of federal and state government, according to organisers.
Charity Restaurant...
Plunge driver walks
Alex de VosA 20-year-old Leopold man who seriously injured two passenger when he drove his car off a cliff has walked free from Geelong...
Super land swap
Jessica BentonA NEW supermarket for St Leonards is paving the wayto future retail development in the town, according to a community group.
St Leonards Progress...
Pool dead in water
Alex de VosA $60,000 feasibility study has poured cold water on plans for a Torquay aquatic centre, according to councillor Jim Tutt.
He said Surf...
At the centre of leadership
Andrew MathiesonINSPIRATION for a Torquay 28-year-old to build a worldwide, life-changing organisation came in the form of a rehabilitating Bolivian capuchin monkey struggling to...
Learners’ logs cost P-plates
Alex de VosAn increasing number of learner drivers are failing to secure their P-plate licences because of “incorrect and messy” logbooks, according to Geelong...
When art and coffee collide
Cecilia Cabalquinto and her husband moved to Geelong in 2011, where she has since carved out an artistic niche for herself painting with coffee...
