Woman discussed personal matter before disappearing
A mother missing from Airey’s Inlet since the night of the AFL Grand Final spoke to a neighbour about a “personal” matter before disappearing,...
Ruff race for top show dog title
By Luke Voogt
The Royal Geelong Show’s most terrier-ific event returns this year with dashing dogs putting their paws to the floor in a bid...
Employment information top-up
Community organisations joined forces to battle Geelong’s youth unemployment with information sessions and pizza on Thursday.
Geelong’s youth unemployment rate was at 9.3 per cent...
Opposition slams seat-shy MP
By Luke Voogt
The state opposition has labelled Bellarine MP Lisa Neville a hypocrite after she criticised a colleague for moving from a marginal electorate.
“It...
Graduates put their soul into art
By Luke Voogt
Bright coloured paint and canvas portraits stretched across Deakin University’s walls as its creative souls exhibited their work for the year.
Aspiring Lara...
Fire chief to warn of fire risk
The state’s emergency management boss will use Geelong to address Victoria’s looming “above-normal” fire-risk season, according to an agency hosting his talk.
Emergency Management Commissioner...
Grant stimulates house market
By Luke Voogt
The doubled First Home Owners Grant has driven record Geelong house sales during the last quarter, according to a prominent local builder.
Armstrong...
Funding injection to beat flus
A $1.4 million funding injection will help Geelong through one of Victoria’s worst flu seasons, State Government has announced.
The “special support package” for Barwon...
Snakes sighted moving around
By Justin Flynn
Snakes are already on the move around Geelong, according to reports from walkers.
Most were seen along the Barwon River and at...
Marcia down memory lane
By Justin Flynn
Marcia Howard has laid her soul bare in her new album Everything Reminds Me.
Having recently moved to Ocean Grove, the former Goanna...
Harmony gig for seniors
By Justin Flynn
Geelong Harmony is about to play its role in Geelong’s Seniors Festival.
Drysdale’s Potato Shed is the scene for the Sing into Spring...
The air up there
The region’s first kite festival is aiming for a flying start at Torquay this month, according to an organiser.
The inaugural Surf Coast Kite Festival...
From the archives
16 years
September 11, 2009
VICROADS is compiling a list of “rogue” truckies to address complaints about noise from Geelong’s bypass, according to an MP.
Member for...
