Authorities wait, watch on swine flu
Alex de VosGeelong authorities are taking a wait-and-see approach to an international outbreak of potentially deadly swine flu.
Barwon Health said it would “closely” monitor...
88-year-old defies heart surgery to walk 21,000km, Henry strides for life
Alex de VosAn 88-year-old Bell Park man has walked the equivalent of around Australia to avoid another round of open-heart surgery.
Determined to maintain his...
Creek plan dumped
Surf Coast councillors have dumped a controversial plan to develop Spring Creek.
The councillors voted unanimously at a packed meeting on Wednesday night to abandon...
Bridge picket threat
Jessica BentonResidents could form a picket to stop State Government replacing Barwon Heads’ historic bridge, according to union and community group leaders.
Geelong Trades and...
RSL set to soldier on despite changing Anzac landscape at Queenscliff
Jessica BentonQUEENSCLIFF’S RSL will conduct its annual Anzac Day march along a new-look Avenue of Honour tomorrow after council cut down historic cypress trees...
Driving ambition to keep roads safe
Andrew MathiesonRON Medson likes talking up road safety to anyone who prepared to listen but was left speechless when road rage arrived loud and...
Super site wait anger
Jessica BentonFrustrated bowls and croquet players are stuck in a “waiting game” to find out whether they will have to make way for a...
No GOTV for channel
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG’s first internet television channel has gone out of business, blaming limited “vision” and commercial support among the city’s business community.
GOTV operated for...
Lara expansion faces native title interests
Andrew MathiesonINDIGENOUS groups have expressed “interest” in exercising native title rights on land earmarked for expansion of Lara’s town centre, according to City Hall.
A...
Testing times lead to survival for victim of bowel cancer
Andrew MathiesonDavid Bradshaw is proof the scourge of bowel cancer can put anyone on their backside – no matter how diligent about their health.
Mr...
Sex crime unit funds home in new prosecutions office
Jessica BentonA specialist unit to tackle sex offences will be part of a new Office of Public Prosecutions base in Geelong, state Attorney-General Rob...
Here it comes: heavy rain set to drench us
Jessica BentonA forecast of rain for days promises to boost the region’s dwindling water storages by almost a third, according to a Geelong weather...
Flashes of beauty everywhere
Julie Hope was diagnosed with an aggressive type of brain cancer two years ago. She speaks with Jena Carr about her cancer journey ahead...
