Walk sets target for heart health
By Luke Voogt
Thompson’s Rebekah Spencer hopes a walk in honour of her late father will “smash” the $11,000 it raised for the Heart Foundation...
Winner’s an old hand at the busking business
By Luke Voogt
After 38 years in music, winning Geelong’s Best Busker is Josh Dance’s proudest moment ... “apart from writing songs,” he told the...
A heads-up on the ‘best job in the world’
Gheringhap-raised fighter pilot Flight Lieutenant Andrew Bath flew over his old primary school in an F18 Super Hornet Monday morning, to the delight of...
Arrest after shopping centre fire
By Luke Voogt
Police have arrested a man after a fire which forced about 50 people to evacuate Corio Central Shopping Centre Monday morning.
Management evacuated...
Fisherman rescued after boat sank
Water police have rescued a fisherman from a channel marker after his boat sank in Corio Bay on Friday 3 March.
Investigators believe the man...
Youth charged over stab attack
Detectives have charged a 16-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a woman in an attempted armed robbery in Torquay on 22 February.
On Thursday police charged...
200 new jobs
By Luke Voogt
More than 200 jobs might be up for grabs at WorkSafe’s new Geelong headquarters as some staff decline to leave Melbourne, a...
Fire destroys surveyors’ building
CFA investigators are working to determine the cause of a blaze which burnt a Geelong West property to the ground Wednesday night.
Duty officer for...
Business awards’ nominations buzz
Nominations are flooding in for this year’s Geelong Business Excellence Awards, according to organisers.
Around 80 more arrived in the days after last week’s official...
Best likely to ‘die in jail after new sex sentence’
A convicted paedophile who preyed on St Joseph’s College students will probably die in jail after his sentencing to more jail time for assaulting...
Green power bid for coastal town
By Luke Voogt
Anglesea could convert to renewable energy in as little as two years, a Deakin electronical engineering expert has said.
Associate Professor Aman Than...
Turning ideas into action
Community groups can continue to make a positive impact across the Surf Coast with applications now open across four grant categories.
Surf...
