Mission supports those left all at sea
By Luke Voogt
A new $248,000 welfare facility will support seafarers at risk of depression and suicide, according to a local mission.
The Mission to Seafarers...
Democracy delayed
By Luke Voogt
A split has emerged in Geelong’s business community, with two prominent figures clashing over recent efforts to delay local democracy.
Council hopeful and...
Bomb scare closes road
Police closed Melbourne Road in both directions as the bomb squad investigated a property at Corio this afternoon.
Victoria Police spokesperson Natalie Webster said police...
Lyon lashes out at ‘anti-vote’ lobby
By Luke Voogt
Darryn Lyons has lambasted “unrepresentative swill” for “trying to steal Geelong’s democracy” following a private lobby’s recent efforts to delay council elections.
The...
Double Take
Goalkeeping granny Claire Barnes (pictured) has notched up yet another milestone, playing her 700th game.
But in typical fashion the 63-year-old used the achievement as...
Delay council election to keep admins, says lobby
By Luke Voogt
A private lobby has made a last-ditch attempt to delay council elections an extra year just two months before the scheduled poll...
Ambulance review after man is left in agony
By Mandy Oakham
A Drysdale man says he drove to hospital doubled over in agony after hearing he faced a “minimum“ four-hour wait for an...
Judges struggle to pick the best of the best
A flood of entries has fired “robust discussion” on the judging panel for this year’s Powercor Geelong Business Excellence Awards, according to the panel’s...
Top cop’s DNA discovery
By Mandy Oakham
Five-hundred Geelong homes will trial new technology to fight crime, according to police.
Police were door-knocking homes in areas with high crime rates...
Rare cancers envoy speaks from heart
Geelong world champion and paralympian Kelly Cartwright has led a mission to Canberra to give a voice to the voiceless.
Cartwright was in the Australian...
Northern ‘allies’ opposing Ansett
The first alliance of ward candidates has emerged for October’s council elections, with three contenders for Windemere confirming their mutual support.
Lara mother Kylie Grzybek...
Standing-room-only rail rides
By Luke Voogt
Overcrowding plagued almost three quarters of peak hour trains on the Geelong line in March, according this week’s damning Auditor-General report.
The report...
Opposition for Point Lonsdale Coles grows
Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj has spoken out in support of community members opposing a proposed Coles supermarket at the gateway to Point Lonsdale and...
