Wind and hail as rains pour in
Under the Weather, by Lindsay Smail
September 2017 in Geelong has finished much wetter but only fractionally warmer than the respective 30-year averages for total...
‘PLAYBOY’ driver flirting with danger
A car with an allegedly stolen PLAYBOY registration plate drove through oncoming traffic to evade Geelong police last month.
Police released images and security camera...
Drivers push the limits in weekend traffic blitz
Geelong Highway Patrol posted its Grand Final “scoreboard” on Monday after nabbing about a dozen drivers and motorcyclists putting local lives in danger.
Acting Senior...
Is he interstate?
Missing Newtown man Pablo Blanco could have travelled interstate to Adelaide or the ACT, following his disappearance two weeks ago.
The 44-year-old was last...
Search for missing woman
Police are searching for missing woman Elisa Curry, who disappeared about 10.30pm Saturday night.
Elisa was last seen at a residence on Aireys Street, Aireys...
Geelong crime in decline
By Luke Voogt
A police operation targeting repeat criminals has helped Geelong to record its first yearly crime reduction in a decade, according to the...
Double Take
The terrifying clawed forearm of an evil subterranean creature thrusting skyward from the underworld?
Or an inflatable bunny as a metaphor for Australia’s colonisation?
Perhaps surprisingly,...
Study pressure takes a paws
By Luke Voogt
Therapy greyhound Jet helped Deakin University students paws the pressure of assignment deadlines as he padded into their waterfront campus on Wednesday.
Whether...
Workers fear losing Grand Final holiday
By Luke Voogt
Union delegates hit the streets of Geelong on Wednesday warning residents that a Liberal State Government would scrap the controversial AFL Grand...
Thomas’s slice puts stamp on show
By Luke Voogt
Grovedale agriculture enthusiast Thomas Welsh hopes his clinker slice is a winner at this year’s Royal Geelong Show.
The 12-year-old admitted he was...
State refuses to slam Bill on gas
By Luke Voogt
The Labor State Government has refused to criticise its Federal party leader Bill Shorten after he sided with a local coalition MP...
Dog poo hits the fan at local park
Dog poo has hit the fan at the You Yangs, with authorities launching a crackdown on “careless owners”.
Walkers in the regional park were “fed-up”...
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...
