Crime rises as station closed
By Luke Voogt
Waurn Ponds crime has surged by 26 per cent in 12 months, according to data released by the state opposition yesterday (Thursday).
Three...
Robocalls target local pensioners
A “deceitful” union robocall campaign is targeting Geelong pensioners about their entitlements, according to a local federal MP.
The ACTU age pension campaign was “designed...
Double Take
Straight from the ‘Well, derr’ department comes the latest research from the boffins at Deakin University.
‘Study shows alcohol and drugs play significant role in...
Shots near-miss for women and child
Bullets tore through a Lovely Banks unit while two women and a nine-year-old girl were alseep inside early on Thursday morning.
Police said the unknown...
Goodwill builds home for dad who nearly lost it all
By Luke Voogt
Community goodwill has given single dad Michael McGlashan his own home for the first time since a 2010 work injury cost him...
Wards make way for bigger picture
Balancing “big picture” issues and localised concerns was the rationale for slashing Geelong wards from 12 to four and councillors from 13 to 11,...
Jury’s still out on jury
By Luke Voogt
Giving Geelong’s mayoral vote back to councillors was a choice between “the lesser of two evils”, according to a Citizens' Jury member....
Saleyards repair costs on the rise
A rising bill to fix Geelong’s historic saleyards could bring forward their demise, council administrators have warned.
They voted this week to wait for “further...
‘Fast-track’ for slow-down in CBD
City Hall will “fast-track” a slow-down in central Geelong after feedback “largely” backed a 40km/h limit, according to council administrators.
The trio voted in favour...
Victoria’s lesson in inclusivity
Victoria Marshall has become the new face of the Surf Coast Shire’s reThink disAbility campaign after “thriving” in her placement at Jan Juc preschool.
The...
Medicine beckons for Geelong high achievers
By Luke Voogt
When St Joseph’s College student David Motorniak first received an ATAR of 99.55 - almost a week early - his mum thought...
Two charged over station car park smash-and-grabs
By Luke Voogt
Geelong police have charged a 17-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man from Newtown following a series of thefts at Marshall Station over...
Student dies in bus crash
A child has died, while more than a dozen people have been hospitalised with two in critical condition after a school bus tipped.
The crash...
