Ben’s search for the light
By Luke Voogt
Geelong West’s Ben Collett has helped Light the Night since he was diagnosed with myelofibrosis in 2013.
The 41-year-old has joined fellow Geelong...
Portrait makes semi-finals
By Luke Voogt
One of Australia’s most prestigious art prizes could feature local art, with Torquay’s Jacki Burke making the semi-finals of the Doug Moran...
Double Take
Poor old Bellarine MP Lisa Neville can’t take a trick in her ministerial duties.
A couple of weeks ago Double Take noted her struggles with...
Great Ocean Road closed indefinitely
By Luke Voogt
The Great Ocean Road will remain closed indefinitely after this week’s heavy rain, according to VicRoads.
Fallen trees and about 30 landslides forced...
Our ‘exercise pill’ makes muscular mice at Deakin
A pill that tricks the body into thinking it has exercised could soon help treat heart disease, Geelong researchers have announced.
Deakin University Metabolic Research...
Mum videos jogger clash
By Luke Voogt
Video of a jogger swearing at a two-year-old girl learning to ride on a track beside the Barwon River has outraged social...
Dramatic airborne flood rescue
By Luke Voogt
A CFA captain has warned motorists against driving through floodwaters following the dramatic rescue of a man and his teenage sister at...
Citizens’ patrols told to stand down
By Luke Voogt
Bell Post Hill’s Nick Cross has vowed to keep an eye on crime in Geelong’s north despite calling off patrols after discussions...
‘Demand’ for Geelong gas factory
By Luke Voogt
A proposed LPG conversion plant for Geelong is closer to reality with a business case underway, according to a gas company boss.
Elgas...
Cheers to fresh beers
Nine Otway brewers created a local German-style beer last week just in time for the biggest beer festival of all - Oktoberfest.
The local...
Local MPs brawl on gay marriage
Australia’s gay marriage plebiscite has ignited a brawl between Geelong’s opposing federal MPs.
Liberal Sarah Henderson demanded that Labor’s Richard Marles support the plebiscite if...
Ghostly painting in $30,000 art win
A “narrative-rich” painting based on a Chinese ghost story has won the region’s biggest art prize, Geelong Gallery has announced.
Kate Behnon’s Graveyard Scene/The Beauty...
17 caught speeding during blitz
Police are calling for people to act more safely on the state’s roads after 17 drivers were caught speeding during a Geelong West blitz....
