State farewells Nipper, champion of Geelong
Andrew MathiesonMOURNERS gathered yesterday for a state memorial service at Geelong Football Club to celebrate the life of Neil Trezise.
Mr Trezise suffered a heart...
Pulling a fast one on trains
By Peter FaragoGEELONG’S new fast-train timetable has arrived.
Well, let’s say Geelong’s enlarged timetable because there’s nothing overly swift about it.
Let’s face it: there’s only...
PR firm linked to mayor in City job
Alex de VosGeelong’s council is paying a Melbourne public relations company linked with Mayor Peter McMullin to gather signatures for an agreement on progress...
bridge future history
Alex de VosState Government’s decision to retain the Barwon Heads Bridge is all about the past, not the future, according to Member for Bellarine...
Frank’s men to vote on proposal
Andrew MathiesonCouncillors who accepted campaign donations from Geelong Football Club president Frank Costa have vowed to vote on his controversial proposal for a homemaker...
DVD: youth expelled attack ‘tip of iceberg’
Hamish HeardA Geelong school has expelled a student for allegedly filming a sex attack on a Jan Juc schoolgirl.
And Geelong’s sex assault counselling centre...
RSPCA charges loom: Horse probe
BY HAMISH HEARDA local vet accused of starving horses at her Lara property faces possible animal cruelty charges following an RSPCA investigation.
Horse breeder and...
Max builds a karts history
Andrew MathiesonTHE Findlays have always believed family that race together, stay together.
And build together, too.
The family name has been synonymous as one of...
Movers and Shakers
By Hamish HeardLocal eyes Kiwi
A $115.8 million takeover bid is set to make local company Godfrey Hirst Australia’s biggest carpet manufacturer.
The company is eyeing...
One in 10 ”armed”
Hamish HeardA police operation using metal detectors to scan people carrying knives and other weapons in central Geelong kicked off this week with immediate...
Group bites shire for ”attack story”
Jane EmerickSurf Coast Shire has jeopardised workshops on new offleash rules with a media statement highlighting dog attacks, according to a Torquay pet owners’...
ALP candidate to meet Dalai Lama
Jane EmerickLabor candidate for Corio Richard Marles will seek a meeting with the Dalai Lama in Geelong next month after party leader Kevin Rudd...
Regional alliance applauds Avalon announcement
Geelong Regional Alliance (G21) has welcomed the federal government’s announcement of a big funding boost for Avalon.
Deputy prime minister and member for Corio Richard...
