Geelong Anzac dawn service to take pressure off Pt Danger
Geelong will host possibly its first Anzac Day dawn service as a “workable” alternative to record crowds at Torquay’s event, according to a spokesman.
A...
Pregnant woman survives fatal truck smash
By Luke Voogt
A heavily pregnant woman and her unborn child survived a truck crash that killed her fiance north-west of Geelong on Thursday morning.
The...
Vicki is Victoria’s best engineer
By Luke Voogt
An engineer that helped save Geelong’s waterfront recently won recognition as one of Victoria’s best.
The City’s manager engineering services Vicki Shelton won...
Residents vow to fight alcohol clinic
By Luke Voogt
Highton residents opposing a planned drug and alcohol clinic have vowed to fight to the highest level if Geelong’s administrators approve the...
Haircuts on the house for veterans
By Luke Voogt
A Geelong hairdresser and cafe are leading the charge to make April “Veterans Month” with free coffee and haircuts for ex-service members.
Hairdresser...
Police probe cyclist death
By Luke Voogt
A 64-year-old Ocean Grove cyclist died in what police described as a freak accident on 13th Beach Road at Connewarre Tuesday morning.
“It...
First go is a winner
After 30 years buying lotto tickets a retired Geelong man won $100,000 in his first go at a new game on Wednesday afternoon.
“Goodness me!”...
Two arrested during bikie raids
Echo Taskforce detectives arrested two men with links to the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang after executing warrants in North Geelong on Tuesday morning.
Plain clothes...
Decadence in cabaret setting
By Luke Voogt
Marie Antoinette is more than the “Party Queen” of the 1700s to cabaret songstress Anya Anastasia.
For Anastasia France’s most famous queen...
Hot Indian nights come fourth in Geelong
Under the Weather, by Lindsay Smail
March 2017 was much warmer than normal across the Geelong region.
The month’s average minimums were 2.6C above the usual...
Their lucky weekend
A young Bell Park couple and a Geelong woman hit the jackpot over the weekend, winning $463,590 each.
The couple, both in their thirties, had...
Panthers send Lions out of finals
Bell Post Hill defeated Belmont Lions in the Geelong & District Football League first semi-final at St Albans Reserve on Sunday and Independent photographer...
