Saleyards repair costs on the rise
A rising bill to fix Geelong’s historic saleyards could bring forward their demise, council administrators have warned.
They voted this week to wait for “further...
‘Fast-track’ for slow-down in CBD
City Hall will “fast-track” a slow-down in central Geelong after feedback “largely” backed a 40km/h limit, according to council administrators.
The trio voted in favour...
Victoria’s lesson in inclusivity
Victoria Marshall has become the new face of the Surf Coast Shire’s reThink disAbility campaign after “thriving” in her placement at Jan Juc preschool.
The...
Medicine beckons for Geelong high achievers
By Luke Voogt
When St Joseph’s College student David Motorniak first received an ATAR of 99.55 - almost a week early - his mum thought...
Two charged over station car park smash-and-grabs
By Luke Voogt
Geelong police have charged a 17-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man from Newtown following a series of thefts at Marshall Station over...
Diver hospitalised
By Luke Voogt
A 44-year-old woman has suffered decompression sickness following a rapid ascent during a dive off Barwon Heads on Monday.
Bellarine Sergeant Mark Gray...
Leg injuries after car hits tree
By Luke Voogt
A 44-year-old Clifton Springs woman has narrowly avoided death after rolling her car on the Portarlington Highway at Moolap on Saturday afternoon.
The...
Police on station after car park smash raids
Police have ramped up their surveillance of Marshall Station after brazen thieves smashed 22 car windows in 30 minutes this weekend.
The thieves smashed the...
High rise accommodation for students
Work began on Deakin University’s $50 million accommodation project on Friday 9 December, and is expected to house 410 new student residents in 2018.
The...
Geelong clicks as high-tech haven
Global tech company Tribal Group has announced a $1.17 million investment to establish its Asia Pacific headquarters in Geelong, which will create 50 new...
Racists chased me out of town
By Cam Lucadou-Wells
Racists forced an unlicensed Dandenong man to drink-drive his way out of Geelong, a court has heard.
Eric Kanyi fled a night out...
Double take
And who’s the self-important lady about town who tried jumping a queue at Ocean Grove’s post office?
She might hold a high opinion of herself...
From the archives
16 years ago
20 November, 2009
A 20-year-old Leopold man who seriously injured two passenger when he drove his car off a cliff has walked free...
