Troubled fighter in airshow debut
Australia’s controversial F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will make its public debut at Avalon’s airshow this month, organisers have announced.
Two JSFs will fly in...
College kids cotton on to local foundation’s good work
A Geelong-based foundation aims to help 20,000 children into education within the next three years.
The Cotton On Foundation had already helped put 6500 kids...
Indy sponsoring Geelong Business Excellence Awards
The Geelong Indy has signed on to sponsor the region’s premier awards for local businesses.
The 2017 Powercor Geelong Business Excellence Awards will benefit from...
House painter is now at home
By Luke Voogt
Sitting at home collecting benefits was never an option for Belmont resident and Iranian refugee Kazem Safikhani.
“I have to work outside,” the...
Holding back the tears of pride
By Luke Voogt
Bell Post Hill’s Annaliese Bishop was one of six locals to win at the Geelong Awards for People with Disability on Tuesday.
The...
Program to facilitate wishes of dying
A national program will next week help Geelong nurses talk about death to older and chronically ill patients.
The national, federally funded program, Advance, is...
Music to their ears
By Luke Voogt
The didgeridoo began as a healing process for Ken Smith that would reignite his long-abandoned childhood love for music.
“I played it for...
Good news for little Brody
By Justin Flynn
It was the news that Ocean Grovers Kate and Steven MacPherson had been waiting to hear since their son Brody was diagnosed...
Yards open for sheep but still under a cloud
By Luke Voogt
City Hall re-opened the Geelong Saleyards for the region’s first sheep sale of the year on Monday, after spending $200,000 to get...
Diamond joy for original tech girls
By Luke Voogt
The original class of Geelong’s first technical girls school gathered in the city’s CBD for its 60th reunion Saturday.
Lara grandmother Lynn Jenkin...
New mill generates jobs
A new Lara feed mill will create 20 jobs for Geelong with an estimated further 25 jobs in its freight and logistics supply chain.
Ridley...
New mill generates jobs
A new Lara feed mill will create 20 jobs for Geelong with an estimated further 25 jobs in its freight and logistics supply chain.
Ridley...
Walking for research
Pankind Cancer Foundation will host its Remember September initiative next month to raise money for research into pancreatic cancer. Jena Carr speaks with Geelong...
