Double Take
A wind-power turbine atop Surf Coast Shire’s flashy headquarters is broken again.
The cause?
Wind damage.
Apparently the device struggles with high winds, a regular feature of...
Singing out for somebody with soul
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
A one-of-a-kind musical experience is available to high school girls with a leading Geelong school band.
Soul outfit Sweethearts has called auditions...
Show will go on after cash ‘loss’
By LUKE VOOGT
The Royal Geelong Show will proceed this year despite the disappearance of more than $100,000 from its coffers.
Police are investigating the money’s...
City sell-off for gaol, water slides
City Hall will sell historic Geelong Gaol and the site of Norlane’s water slides to make way for new health facilities, council administrators have...
Decade after horrific sex attack, city thugs beaten
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
A high-tech strategy to reduce alcohol-fuelled violence around central Geelong nightclubs has achieved success, according to stakeholders.
Hospitality, police and council representatives have...
Woman missing without medicine for almost a month
A Corio woman has been missing for almost a month without supplies for her medical condition, according to Victoria Police.
The disappearance of 61-year-old Vicki...
Sell-out success for ferry on trial
By LUKE VOOGT
The sold-out Portarlington ferry embarked on its maiden voyage for Docklands on Friday, much to the delight of campaigners.
John Rae and...
State confirms Deakin car park as site for Geelong convention centre
Deakin University’s waterfront car park will be the “focus” of a business study for a 1000-seat Geelong convention centre, according to the State Government.
The...
Footy transport fury
By LUKE VOOGT
A lack of public transport could leave footy fans stranded tonight (Friday) after possibly the biggest Cats game of the year in...
Employing disabled, a great Endeavour
The boss of one of Australia’s biggest agriculture industry groups has praised a foundation putting disabled people to work packing his sector’s products in...
App-y days for wi-fi world
An event challenging IT experts to produce new apps with data supplied from government agencies has produced a map of free wi-fi around Geelong.
Deakin...
Claims of cruelty get farmer’s goat
By VICTORIA STONE-MEADOWS
A company’s controversial plans for a goat farm and milk processing plant near Geelong has hit back at allegations of animal cruelty...
Round 18 – the fixture that had it all
Not one team in the top five tasted victory and the bottom two upstaged the top two in what was one of the most...
