Local hero saves jobs
Andrew MathiesonFord will transform its ageing North Shore factory into a green casting plant under a $20 million upgrade creating 50 jobs and securing...
Foreshore bosses quit
Alex de VosThe bosses of the Surf Coast’s foreshore management body have quit less than three months before the appointment of a new board.
Great...
Lives down the drain
Kim WatersCharges to cover the cost of drainage works for a proposed retirement home at Clifton Springs could force landowners off their properties, frustrated...
Bob each way on republic
Alex de VosIn the fictitious “Independent Republic of Brozmanistan”, legendary guitarist Bob Brozman turns his hands to a different set of instruments.
On tour the...
The green fields
Andrew MathiesonAS A boy Simon Falkiner grew up on a parched patch during a time when farming would take from the land and give...
Our ‘personal places’ to lure tourism millions
Andrew MathiesonA NEW interactive tourism campaign could be worth $50 to $100 million a year to the Geelong region, latest research figures reveal.
Tourism Australia...
Facebook site targets evil Geelong rapist thousands vent fury
Alex de VosCommunity anger at a reduced prison sentence for a violent Corio rapist has prompted more than 4500 members to join a Facebook...
Final sitting for icon of the pier
Alex de VosIconic waterfront Geelong eatery Smorgy’s will close its doors to the public for the last time on Sunday night and hand over...
Kids put first
Alex de VosWhen Beth Roe’s son started choking on a lollipop, the former paramedic knew she had only seconds to retrieve the obstruction from...
Army blasts golfers over call for kangaroo cull
Kim WatersThe Defence Department has hit back at Queenscliff golfers over their claims an “out of control” kangaroo population is tearing up their Swan...
Geelong turning into city of public servants
Andrew MathiesonGeelong is becoming a city of public servants as growth in government jobs outstrips traditional manufacturing employment, according to new figures.
An annual City...
RACV backs calls for new bike lanes
Alex de VosThe state’s motoring giant has backed a call for cycling lanes on the region’s most dangerous roads.
RACV chief engineer Peter Daly said...
A cry for truth
A Geelong rally and march will share First Nations history along with the reasons behind calls to change the date of Australia Day. ...
