Rocky road back from ice
By Luke Voogt
Recovering Newtown ice user Russell Britton is “getting back the guy” he has “always been” at Mt Duneed’s Foundation 61.
“He’s always been...
Planning blooper ‘leaves trains without bus links’
By Luke Voogt
V/Line’s new weekend timetable will cause hardship and confusion for Geelong’s elderly and “most vulnerable”, according to transport advocate.
The increased train services...
MP in robot caller anger
A Catholic organisation’s “misleading and anonymous robocall campaign” targeted the marginal seat of local Liberal MP Sarah Henderson, she complained this week.
Ms Henderson accused...
Decision time for at-risk libraries
By Luke Voogt
Council administrators must vote next week to keep three libraries permanently open after they had been earmarked for closure, according to campaigners...
Belgians ‘behind mistaken search’
A Belgian accent has sent police searching the Otways for what they mistakenly thought was a lost father and son.
The search began early Monday...
MPs fired up on coal power
Labor’s Corio MP has attacked the Turnbull Government for planning more coal-fired electricity as Australia confronts an “energy crisis and soaring power bills”.
Frontbencher Richard...
Sky’s the limit for kid fun
With Airodrome’s new state-of-the-art ‘waterfall’ trampolines, Geelong youngsters can catapult into foam pits like never before these school holidays.
Thanks to the new technology, which...
Nothing like a free meal for seniors
By Luke Voogt
Belmont’s Leon Herviou, 83, has delivered meals to Geelong’s elderly for the last 20 years, and has no plans of stopping yet.
“I...
Multi-million dollar carbon fibre deal
Deakin University and LeMond Composites have signed a $58 million deal to use local carbon fibre technology in world-class bicycles.
Three-time Tour de France winner...
Search for father, son
Police are searching for a father and son lost in the Otways after their phone ran out of battery during a triple zero call.
The...
Mornings glory at GPAC
Musical Mornings will return to delight Geelong audiences next month with critically acclaimed artists and tributes to the stars.
The season opens with the...
Double Take
Geelong’s push to position itself as a centre of scientific endeavour is developing a highly specific niche, or perhaps that should be ‘nest’.
Yes, this...
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...
