Death of son prompts doctor to plead for Safer People
By Luke Voogt
Every day Fiona Reidy thinks of son Rory who died in a crash days before his 17th birthday.
“It’s an event that completely...
Blind ambitions
By Luke Voogt
North Geelong’s Natalie Ceccucci will trek 60km in one day this month to help end avoidable blindness in developing nations.
The 47-year-old intensive...
Music for the mind
By Luke Voogt
A group of veteran singers are battling dementia in Geelong nursing homes with a healthy dose of song.
The spritely Belmont Rhythmic Singers...
Dramatic arrest after bottle attack
By Luke Voogt
Police have arrested a 41-year-old woman after an alleged bottle attack in the Little Malop Street mall.
Officers swooped on the woman in...
Eddie’s a league of his own
By Luke Voogt
Three-in-one act Eddie Daniels has spent a lifetime bringing Gene Pitney, Roy Orbison and The King back from the dead on stage.
“You...
Forums to put the finger on crime
Residents can help guide police efforts in the battle against rising crime rates in a series of Geelong, Bellarine and Surf Coast forums this...
‘Knackered’ Geelong man wakes up a millionaire
A Geelong West man who was too “knackered” to stay up for Monday night’s lottery draw woke up the next morning to discover he...
Wet and wild but just as warm
Under the Weather, by Lindsay Smail
Despite the general consensus among chilly locals, October 2016 in Geelong was only fractionally colder than average for the...
Man kisses, tries to abduct girl, 12, at Corio
A silver-haired man has tried to abduct a 12-year-old girl after kissing her at Corio, according to Victoria Police.
He pounced as the girl walked...
Charges over fatal hit-run
A 45-year-old woman has died in Corio after an alleged overnight hit and run.
Police said a dark sedan was travelling south along the Princes...
Response times quicker
Geelong ambulance response times for life-threatening emergencies have improved by almost half a minute during the past year, according to the State Government.
The improved...
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...
