‘Politics’ hampering GOR
By Luke Voogt
The State Government is playing politics with Great Ocean Road repairs, according to an opposition MP.
“What the Andrews Government needs to realise...
TAC, VicRoads target danger sites for safety upgrades
By Luke Voogt
VicRoads has earmarked four of the most dangerous roads around Geelong for safety upgrades with funding from the Transport Accident Commission (TAC)....
Men to bear silent witness at women’s violence ceremony
By Luke Voogt
Men will pay their respects in silence at tonight’s (Friday) launch of a first-time exhibition for Reclaim the Night Geelong.
Men could attend...
Call to save last car factory jobs
Funding programs for retrenched auto workers should focus on saving “strategically important jobs” in cities like Geelong rather than just creating new employment, according...
Home’s history comes back to life
By Luke Voogt
Newtown’s Mary-Jane Walker was getting her hands dirty this week as she prepared to open her heritage garden to the public for...
Cold feet? Not Antarctic Eddy
By Elissa Friday
Former Geelong councillor Eddy Kontelj is bracing for six weeks operating heavy machinery in Antarctica for his employer.
“This is an experience...
Authority seizes Geelong’s heart
A State Government committee that was branded as an “abject failure” at delivering major projects for Geelong is now responsible for helping revitalise the...
Car in flames
By Luke Voogt
Three elderly women have narrowly escaped injury after their car burst into flames on the Geelong Ring Road in Lovely Banks Tuesday...
Rider may have witnessed fatal crash
Police released an image of a motorcyclist Monday who may have been a witness to last Thursday’s fatal crash on the Great Ocean Road.
A...
Anzac spirit alive and well
St Joseph’s and Clonard colleges won national recognition on Monday for their joint Anzac Day service earlier this year.
St Joseph’s teacher and event organiser...
Suburban mental home bid canned
By Luke Voogt
The Catholic church has scuttled plans to house mentally ill people on a site it owns at Thomson.
Objections from residents forced the...
Geelong road toll double last year after death of biker on Great Ocean Road
A fatal crash on the Great Ocean Road has lifted the region’s 2016 road toll to double the figure for the same time last...