Talented trio vie for place in Star Search grand final

Hayley Driden, Lilli Campbell and Olivia Brooks-Meagher set their sights high this week when they auditioned for Powercor Star Search. The year 11 Christian College...

‘Worst house’ in City battle

Andrew MathiesonA rat-infested vacant house allegedly used for drug dealing is at the centre of a council battle for control of dilapidated properties around...

Greens ‘back’ bid for hot rock plant

Alex de VosThe Greens have backed plans to create Victoria’s first renewable geothermal energy hub at Gherang, according to a party MP. Greens MP Greg...

State budget – what’s in it for us Brumby Labor ‘rolls out the pork...

Alex de VosCash for a bypass link to Surf Coast Highway and land for a new hospital at Armstrong Creek have spearheaded a $170...

Avalon pushing ahead with international bid

Andrew MathiesonJetstar put aside concerns about a price war when it encouraged Avalon Airport to seek a second budget carrier so the facility could...

Lara families getting their kicks with karate success

Andrew MathiesonFAMILIES that fight together, stick together. Or so they say out Lara way where four fist-throwing kids are shadowing their tough parents in karate’s...

Corio man arrested over hospital patient robberies

Alex de VosPolice have charged a 34-year-old Corio man over the theft of valuables from patients’ bedsides at Melbourne hospitals. Carlton Police sergeant Monique Kelley...

Archers target past members for 50th anniversary

Andrew MathiesonEVER since witnessing the first bow and arrow drawn, the uninitiated have linked the antics of a group of merry Geelong archers with...

Taxi rampage reveals ‘concerns’ for drivers

Alex de VosGeelong Taxi Network has called on authorities to reform safeguards for drivers after an “experienced” cabbie allegedly wrecked the car of egg-throwing...

Patient Steve seeks riders for cycle of kidney health

Kim WatersA veteran Geelong dialysis patient has undertaken a year-long fundraising campaign with just a bike, a helmet and a desire to raise vital...

Sam’s set to ‘lobby for poor’ in capital

Andrew MathiesonCHARITY might start at home, but for one benevolent Geelong teenager poverty will end at Canberra. Grovedale’s Sam Perkins will rug up with hundreds...

A flare deal on fighter

Andrew MathiesonA CLOAK-and-dagger Lara production facility has created up to 100 new high-tech jobs behind closed doors. But the site’s secretive location could make finding...

Further bonus for Ioniq 5

The Ioniq 5 burst onto the local electric vehicle scene more than three years ago like the greyhound favourite out of a trap at...

Gold for Jakara