A life in pictures
Andrew MathiesonEast Geelong’s Rob Baard is certainly no ordinary film buff.
Most enjoy gobbling down popcorn in a cinema.
They don’t ride the roof of a...
Drivers in fear as cabs bombarded
Jessica BentonA spate of drive-by attacks and vandalism has left Geelong taxi drivers fearing for their lives, according to operators.
They have accused a group...
Labor staffer to challenge for mayor’s Kardinia seat
A Labor electorate officer will challenge Geelong’s Mayor if he stands for re-election at November’s council election.
Russell Menzies credited Bruce Harwood with doing a...
Liberals in the house with ambitions for a resurgence
Andrew MathiesonNEW Liberal party headquarters in Geelong hopes to “address an imbalance” in the strongly Labor-held region, according to its chief tenant.
Victorian Liberals opened...
Lib candidate says no push for council seats
Andrew MathiesonThe Liberals have no plans for a united push against incumbent Labor members at Geelong’s local government elections in November, according to a...
$76m biosolids plant in comprehensive tribunal win
A $76 million plant to dry sewage sludge at Black Rock has won approval at the state’s planning tribunal.
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal brushed...
Normal families in cold on public home
Kim Waters“Normal” low-income earners are going homeless in Geelong as terror tenants fill available public housing, according to a community organisation.
Victorian Public Tenants Association’s...
Tourism boss blasts leak dredge anger
Jessica BentonA 1000-litre hydraulic fluid leak has prompted the region’s tourism authority chief to slam controversial dredging of Port Phillip Bay shipping channels.
Geelong Otway...
National building war begins here today
Jessica BentonUnions plan a mass rally outside Geelong’s court today as the start of a national campaign against Australia’s building industry watchdog, according to...
My oarsome designs
Andrew MathiesonWALK into Jeff Sykes’s withered farmyard shed and little initially catches the eye.
Odds and ends strewn across the floor are rather run-of-the-mill in...
Finals fever producing big spenders in city
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG footballers have become the biggest men in the game and now their fans want to see their heroes large as life.
The Cats,...
Dreadful housing list grows
Kim WatersMore than 2000 Geelong region families are waiting for public housing as State Government bungles Victoria’s affordable housing “crisis”, according to the opposition....
Geelong High dux thanks school community
Matt Aidt earned himself a near-perfect ATAR score, but believes he wouldn’t have achieved his goals without the support of the school’s community.
Matt was...
