Kill bid over ‘river rabbit’
A final solution to Australia’s plague of noxious carp could flow from a Geelong laboratory.
Researchers at Newcomb’s CSIRO Livestock Industries’ Australian Animal Health Laboratory...
Try this, Clarrie – a hero award
BY ANDREW MATHIESONSIXTY-three-year-old Clarrie Kerger played the boards when basketball was different to the hoopla it is today.
Back then the three-point arc was a...
Expo to show it’s easy being green
Some of the region’s most energy-efficient homes and a host of sustainable housing ideas will be on show during an annual expo on the...
Golf offer slammed
Jane EmerickTorquay Golf Club members yesterday slammed a $55 million RACV takeover bid.
They called the finalised offer a “sweetener” that would leave them empty...
Drawing the line on graffiti artists
Peter FargoPROPOSED State Government anti-graffiti laws rightfully target the offenders without taking property owners as collateral damage.
Police Minister Bob Cameron last week extended the...
Peninsula horse riders plan city streets protest
Alex de VosRiders will lead their horses through central Geelong to protest a lack of safe riding destinations on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Ocean Grove horse...
Runner pounds path past 200th ultra-marathon
Jane EmerickGeelong endurance athlete Peter Gray has become the first Australian to complete 200 ultra–marathons.
Gray finished his 200th race last weekend when he completed...
Council, residents, Flintstones in VCAT
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S council and Belmont residents will side together today to register their opposition to a proposed concrete batching plant at Grovedale.
The Victorian Civil...
Pilates, yoga, sports equipment in Surf Coast perks scheme. Shire massages staff, council
Hamish HeardSurf Coast ratepayers will foot the bill for councillors and shire staff to enjoy massages, weight loss programs and yoga classes under a...
HIV focus set on city
Hamish HeardA Federal Government review probing whether HIVpositive immigrants could enter Australia undetected will focus on two Geelong men accused of knowingly infecting women...
Parking focus for city centre
Peter FaragoGEELONG’S council has parked its focus at a critical issue facing the city centre.
Providing a better service for workers commuting to the city...
Council, residents, Flintstones in VCAT
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’S council and Belmont residents will side together today to register their opposition to a proposed concrete batching plant at Grovedale.
The Victorian Civil...
Safer waters for Queenscliff
Queenscliff community members can go swimming and boating in safer waters thanks to a new Coast Guard search and rescue vessel.
Marine Search...
