Top Cat ‘positive’ on stadium fight
By Luke Voogt
The dispute between Kane Constructions and the CMFEU is unlikely to affect Geelong’s first home game, according to Cats chief executive officer...
Waurn Ponds’ cut hours ‘work for police patrols’
By Luke Voogt
Waurn Ponds residents have likely failed to secure extended counter hours at their police station following a public forum on Wednesday night.
“It’s...
Get out of gaol for $1
By Luke Voogt
City Hall should sell Geelong Gaol for $1 after Barwon Health abandoned plans to buy the site, according to ex-mayor Darryn Lyons.
The...
Clash of emotions after paralympic lane clash
Grovedale’s Jemima Moore has reached Australian Paralympic Awards’ Team of the Year finals in Sydney.
“I didn’t even know it was a category,” the 24-year-old...
Family violence soars
Reported family violence incidents in Geelong have increased by more than half in the last five years, according to the latest data from Crime...
Turkey message bowls over Yvonne
A mysterious phone message blinked at Bell Post Hill’s Yvonne Moore when she arrived home on Tuesday afternoon.
“I’d just walked in from a hard...
A hand out of the cesspool
By Luke Voogt
Homeless recovering alcoholic and drug addict Stu wants a hand up, not a hand out.
The 43-year-old is one of many homeless people...
100 more police ‘over four years’
By Luke Voogt
At least 100 new cops will arrive in Geelong during the next four years following a state-wide recruiting push, Police Minister Lisa...
Take on lobbies, residents urged
By Luke Voogt
Geelong needs a ratepayers’ association to counter the growing power of “self-interest” groups, according to former MP Peter Loney.
“The voices of business...
Double Take
The rugged men of Geelong West’s former VFA team could provide the AFL with a history lesson in generating larger TV audiences, according to...
Leopold house gutted
A Leopold house was ravaged by fire Thursday night 1 December.
The Kanowna Court house was ablaze at 8.30pm when fire crews arrived.
A man was...
Geelong firm wins $120m NDIA tender
By Luke Voogt
Geelong development company Techne Group has secured the tender for the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) headquarters at the Carlton Hotel.
Company chairman...
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...
