Birthday bicycle takes a ride around town
By Mandy Oakham
Cycling fanatic Rod Charles will take Geelong locals for a ride through the city’s biking history for the 200th birthday of the...
Current Affair ice claims have zero credibility, say cops
By Luke Voogt
A Current Affair has refused to apologise for labelling Geelong “ground zero” for ice, despite new statistics prepared for the Indy which...
Super shoppers raise funds
Geelong shoppers have raised $27,326 for the Barwon Health Foundation to redevelop the Andrew Love Cancer Centre.
The funds will allow the foundation to increase...
Cash to thwart family violence
By Mandy Oakham
The campaign to prevent violence against women in the Geelong region has received a $120,000 boost.
Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West...
Kick start for a job
By Luke Voogt
The Geelong Cats and a local job agency have teamed up with 23 young jobseekers to give them a unique kick start...
One-match ban for jumper punch
Geelong will accept the one-match ban to key forward Tom Hawkins for his jumper punch on Adelaide midfielder Matt Crouch on Friday night.
Hawkins became...
Wide and varied catch
By Chris Pitman
Last week’s wintery weather did nothing to slow anglers down with trout, tuna and everything in-between on the chew.
Inside Corio Bay anglers...
Courageous mum scares off intruders
On Monday’s Rippleside mother Marianne Valitutti used her Muy Thai skills to frighten three would-be theives from her partner’s Drumcondra home.
This Friday the Indy...
Laureate for ground-breaking pattern recognition research
By Mandy Oakham
A Deakin professor has cracked the secret code of success with her research aimed at teaching machines how to think and learn.
Alfred...
Uni funding cuts blasted
By Mandy Oakham
Deakin’s Vice-Chancellor has blasted the proposed university funding cuts, claiming they will do major damage to the Geelong community and economy.
Vice-Chancellor Professor...
Manslaughter charge
By Mandy Oakham
A man has now been charged with the involuntary manslaughter of former Ocean Grove man Matthew Bate in San Fransisco last week.
American...
Teen jets to Scotland for dance comp
By Luke Voogt
East Geelong teen Kennedy Jones will take on the world’s best highland dancers when she travels to Scotland this August.
Travelling to...
Dinos beat Sharks by five wickets
Newcomb & District enjoyed a five-wicket win against Manifold Heights in Geelong Cricket Association Division 4 on Saturday and Independent photographer Ivan Kemp was...
