Green group slams study for dam
By Luke Voogt
Geelong should drink recycled water before building another dam in the Otways, according to the city’s peak community environmental group.
“There should be...
Colder temps as cool spring ends
Under the Weather, by Lindsay Smail
Geelong has defied official predictions to record a colder-than-average spring.
November finished .7C below the 30-year average to deliver a...
Hanny, 76, inked for first time in honour of ‘soul mate’
By Luke Voogt
Good things come to those that wait, like North Geelong’s Hanny Hoekstra who underwent her first tattoo on Thursday, aged 76.
“I’ve...
Gaol back in limbo after heritage rules stop sale
By Luke Voogt
Geelong Gaol’s future is back in doubt after Barwon Health abaondoned plans to buy the historic site.
“The site is heritage listed and...
Stayling alive number one for TAC at Carols by the Bay
A Transport Accident Commission’s (TAC) Be Present road show will remind Geelong carollers this Saturday of the most important gift they can give -...
Farmer dies after being trapped in baler
A member of Geelong’s high-profile Fagg family has died from injuries sustained in a horrific hay-baler accident.
Don Fagg died in Royal Melbourne Hospital around...
How ‘jury’ of 100 reached decision
By Luke Voogt
Geelong’s Citizens’ Jury initially voted 57 to 43 in favour of keeping the city’s public mayoral vote before recommending to scrap the...
Residents set to lose mayor vote
By Luke Voogt
The State Government is set to strip Geelong of its mayoral vote on the recommendation of a Citizens’ Jury.
Local Government Minister Natalie...
A taste of film industry at festival
By Luke Voogt
Geelong’s next crop of aspiring filmmakers will premiere their creative talents at the Odyssey Film Festival on Saturday night.
Lara’s Griffin Jennings will...
School wins robot comp.
By Luke Voogt
The AI takeover has begun at Matthew Flinders Secondary College, with students teaching a cute little robot - dubbed Charlie - to...
Cats sign up versatile young guns
Geelong Football Club has recruited rookies Jack Henry, Zach Guthrie, Jamaine Jones and Sam Simpson to round out the Cats’ 2017 list.
“These four players...
Teens arrested following carjacking
Two people have been charged following an alleged assault and carjacking in Norlane.
It is understood that a group of unknown offenders approached...
