Taxi war breaks out
By Luke Voogt
A taxi company’s plans to carve a slice of the Geelong market have sparked a cab war in the city.
Geelong operator Peter...
Dry month drains water storages
Under the Weather, by Lindsay Smail
An almost Australia-wide dry spell during June resulted in the Geelong region recording way-below average rain for the month.
From...
ABS partners Deakin
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has partnered with Deakin University to improve the national authority’s online surveying.
In 2016 the bureau’s Australian Census went...
Torquay man dies in NZ crash
By Luke Voogt
Torquay father Stephen Hayden has died in a two-car crash on New Zealand’s South Island on Monday afternoon.
The crash occurred on State...
‘World-class’ win for ill, injured
A new rehabilitation centre about to open in Simonds Stadium will deliver “world-class” treatment to victims of illness and injury, the State Government announced.
Local...
Homicide probe on mysterious death
The mysterious death of a Waurn Ponds woman in Corio over the weekend has led to a police homicide investigation.
Police were called to an...
Child ‘plays’ with lighter, burns down family home
By Luke Voogt
A child playing with a lighter has burned down her family’s home at Corio, according to police.
The blaze destroyed the house in...
Rehab available in ‘weeks, not years’
By Luke Voogt
A private rehab company could provide a “desperately-needed” Geelong clinic two years faster than the State Government, according to its director.
Habitat Therapeutics’...
Tour to win with local app quest
More than $5000 worth of prizes are up for grabs in an exciting virtual quest around Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula.
Tourism Greater Geelong...
Plot thickens over library pay
By Luke Voogt
Former councillor Ron Nelson has called for an inquiry into the Geelong Regional Library Corporation (GRLC) describing it as a “monolith” of...
Double Take
Double Take has mused previously: has Geelong reached Peak Patty yet?
Despite wall-to-wall local coverage of Cats star Patrick Dangerfield ever since his defection from...
From Cats to health care
The man who runs the Cats will now also oversee Barwon Health.
Brian Cook will take over as chair of the health service on Saturday...
Kindergarten hub progress
A three-room kindergarten for 99 children at a time in Armstrong Creek is almost ready for assembly.
The new Bloinks Community Hub (interim name) hub...
