On the scrap heap
Hamish HeardFifty workers lost their jobs and $1.8 million in entitlements when a Breakwater car parts manufacturer closed yesterday.
Furious Coghlan Russell Engineering workers made...
RSL to discuss merger
Karen HartMerger plans are on the table for two Bellarine Peninsula sub-branches of the RSL.
The Ocean Grove sub-branch, which has around 110 members, will...
Language a barrier for dogs
Andrew MathiesonNON-ENGLISH speaking international students are abandoning pet dogs with poor social skills in Geelong before returning overseas, an animal welfare report has revealed.
Geelong...
Hockey Schtick
Hamish HeardFederal Workplace Relations Minister Joe Hockey used an overnight stay in Geelong this week to launch a verbal attack on Labor’s candidate for...
AFL stars ”sniff out” resort
Jane EmerickRichmond Football Club captain Kane Johnson has joined a list of AFL footballers to snap up units at a $100 million residential development...
Three ruck strategy on outer with coach
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG is set to drop one of its form ruckmen for the finals, with Mark Thompson opting against selecting all three for a...
Hearing adjourned on false rape claim charges
By Geelong Story UpdatesA magistrate yesterday adjourned a hearing involving an 18yearold Grovedale woman who allegedly lied to police that two men raped her...
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...
Kids ‘at bug risk’
Alex de VosCouncil neglect threatens an outbreak of the flesh-eating Bairnsdale ulcer at St Leonards Primary School, a community group has warned.
St Leonards Progress...
Fire, ambo complex set for Lara
Andrew MathiesonCONSTRUCTION of a proposed Lara fire and ambulance complex will begin in December, according to local MP John Eren.
But Liberal candidate for Lara...
“Just like the Bra Boys”
Jane EmerickTorquay surfers are acting like Sydney’s infamous Bra Boys gang with threats to vandalise surf beach parking meters, according to MP Michael Crutchfield.
The...
Day ‘to gauge trials support’
Andrew MathiesonGEELONG Speed Trials organisers will gauge public support for returning the historic event to the city’s foreshore.
Speed trials director Gary Grant said attendance...
Stengle out, Cat to debut
Star Geelong forward Tyson Stengle is out of Saturday's AFL game against Richmond for family reasons, with George Stevens to make his senior debut.
The...
