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Bowel cancer in her twenties

By Luke Voogt A determined group of Geelong walkers will trek 75km for bowel cancer awareness on behalf of Barwon Downs teacher Catherine Ross. Catherine’s...

Service to ease train squeeze

By Luke Voogt More trains on the Geelong line will give peak-hour travellers welcome respite from rampant overcrowding, according to a local transport advocate. Public...

Gun threat in servo robbery

A hooded man allegedly threatened a service station attendant by claiming to have a gun in an armed robbery in Corio on Monday. The man...

Winner takes a ‘lotto’ convincing

A sceptical Geelong lotto-winner couldn’t believe her luck when an official phoned her to say she had won $549,920 on Monday morning. The woman suspected...

Double Take

They say you can’t fight City Hall, but Geelong businessman Michael King is taking on all comers in his bid for a seat on...

Chopper in chase

By Luke Voogt Police are hunting for a male driver following a high-speed pursuit across the Surf Coast and a manhunt in the Geelong CBD...

I’m ready to serve again, says ‘sacked’ councillor

Another member of Geelong’s sacked council will seek re-election in October. Eddy Kontelj announced his stand to the Geelong Indy this week, defying opposition to...

Driver killed in crash

A driver died in a fiery crash on the Great Ocean Road west of Apollo Bay on Thursday afternoon. Police believed the car was travelling...

Candidate takes on lobby groups

By Luke Voogt Council candidate Michael King has condemned government agencies funding local lobby group Committee for Geelong. “I have always disagreed with government bodies being...

New airport ‘a waste of money’

By Luke Voogt A proposal for Victoria’s third airport in Melbourne’s south-east “would be a huge waste of money”, according to Avalon Airport chief Justin...

Community centre project launched

A $17 million children’s and community centre to open at Armstrong Creek will be the “biggest” of its kind in greater Geelong, City Hall...

Career change artist goes international

By Luke Voogt Geelong West artist Janne Kearney has made yet another art prize final following her recent success at an international portrait competition in...

A shared ethos and an unmissable exhibition

For those with a love of all things Viking and historic but without the time to head overseas in the near future comes an...