Milestone birthday help for aunt
By Luke Voogt
Jade Daly will spend her 18th birthday hosting Leukaemia Foundation’s biggest night in Geelong to honour her aunt.
“I find supporting the work...
Forecast off mark
Under the Weather, by Lindsay Smail
A fractionally warmer August has completed a winter also marginally above the 30-year average in Geelong.
The city’s average daily...
Dozen nominees for club legend
By Luke Voogt
A broken hip couldn’t stop Bill Polwarth volunteering for the club he loves, and at 83 he plans to remain for a...
Tribute show offers Bieber feel
By Justin Flynn
Aydan Calafiore is a young man on the rise.
The 16-year-old is currently portraying Justin Bieber in a tribute show - The Bieber...
Police need help on murder case
Five conflicting accounts of the fatal stabbing of Waurn Ponds mother Raichele Galea in June have led Homicide Squad detectives to plead for public...
Barnaby makes a bad move
By Luke Voogt
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has wrongly announced the Federal Government would move jobs from Geelong to a new bio-security lab in...
One crime-filled hour
Police arrested a 42-year-old Corio man on Sunday afternoon following a spate of armed robberies in one hour that morning.
A man allegedly armed with...
After lotto wait, Corio winner claims the prize
An anonymous Corio family has claimed a lotto prize of $830,431.50 following a two-week search for the winner after a draw on 19 August.
The...
Double Take
Despite huffing and puffing in some media quarters, Cats fans this week displayed greater common sense on their team’s so-called “home” final against Richmond...
Councillors to be gagged
By Luke Voogt
Geelong’s administrators have tightened controls on future councillors commenting publically.
Administrator chair Kathy Alexander said the council’s updated media policy removed “the notion”...
Club recognises Lyn’s pride and dedication
By Luke Voogt
For 40 years Lyn Toll has been the “heart and soul” of the Geelong Rangers, driving refugee children to training and volunteering...
Recycled water ‘nearing 30%’ as $42m plant idle
Barwon Water is on track to achieve its 30 per cent recycling target by 2020 despite a $42 million recycled-water plant sitting idle at...
Woman charged following Teesdale fatal
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives charged an 84-year-old woman following a fatal collision that claimed the life of a six-year-old boy in Teesdale on...
