‘Citizens’ jury’ to review direct election of mayor
By LUKE VOOGT
A Citizen’s Jury could recommend that Geelong residents lose their mayoral vote, according to newDemocracy Foundation executive director Iain Walker.
He refused to...
Granny saddling up to ride in Rio
By LUKE VOOGT
Geelong and the Bellarine Peninsula will field seven athletes at the Rio 2016 Olympics, beginning tomorrow (Saturday).
Three will make their Olympic debut...
One killed, one injured
A single-vehicle crash has left one person dead and another critically injured early this morning (5 August) in North Geelong.
Investigators believe a silver Holden...
Mums kept abreast of best for bubs
By LUKE VOOGT
A group of Geelong mums and their babes celebrated World Breastfeeding Week at Western Heights Uniting Church yesterday (Thursday).
Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA)...
Demand for ferry
By LUKE VOOGT
About 550 passengers will travel to Melbourne on Portarlington’s ferry in the second week of trials, according to a promoter.
Four-hundred people sailed...
Surf Coast mum dies after head-on crash at Bellbrae
A Surf Coast mother has died after a head-on car crash at Bellbrae yesterday morning.
“The woman was the front passenger of a Volkswagen Polo...
Lessons learned from kayak rescue
Failure to consider weather conditions led to the rescue of eight secondary students in a kayaking incident off the Surf Coast in May, authorities...
Cancer centre says cheers to Dry July
By LUKE VOOGT
Almost 200 Geelong residents who spent a sober Dry July raised more than $62,000 for Geelong’s Andrew Love Cancer Centre.
The money will...
Doubt on boozer violence actions
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
New research has cast doubt over the effectiveness of anti-violence initiatives in central Geelong, according to a Geelong professor.
Professor Peter Miller...
Colman makes the grade
Geelong Paralympic champion Richard Colman will compete at his fourth Paralympic Games next month after being selected for Rio today (Wednesday).
The Australian Paralympic Committee...
Throw out the cotton buds
Sometimes ears get itchy and people can be tempted to pick up the cotton bud to give them a good scratch.
Well, stop right there....
Coalition overlooks local jobs program
By LUKE VOOGT
This year’s election result could be bad news for jobseekers in Geelong’s poorer suburbs, with the Federal Coalition yet to fund a...
Council promotes economic development
Geelong council has continued to play an active role in promoting Geelong businesses and connecting local industry leaders with project opportunities.
This week the City...
