Three face dock over pier fire
Three men face court over a Portarlington pier fire on Tuesday.
Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested the trio separately at Portarlington the following day....
Technology is key to growing digital world
People who are unable to use technology will eventually be “cut off from their communities”, a Geelong councillor has warned.
Councillor Rod Macdonald’s sombre assessment...
Teen girls suffer racist assault
Police are appealing for witnesses after three girls wearing Muslim headdress were assaulted and racially abused in a Norlane park last week.
Investigators were told...
$2.7b election ‘wish list’
A $2.7 billion wish list will confront candidates for the region’s two federal seats at this year’s election.
$1.5 billion for improving Geelong’s transport links...
Revealed: the people who will control Kardinia Park
The members of the long-awaited Kardinia Park Trust have been announced by the state government.
Minister for Sport and Member for Lara John Eren said...
Teen girls suffer racist assault
Police are appealing for witnesses after three girls wearing Muslim headdress were assaulted and racially abused in a Norlane park last week.
Investigators were told...
Extra energy for northern suburbs
Geelong refinery operator Viva Energy will donate $3 million to support mental health and substance abuse programs in the city’s northern suburbs.
The program, called...
Lyons for Corio – you can bet on it
The 'will he-won’t he' mystery over mayor Darryn Lyons and a tilt at federal politics have firmed in the eyes of a sports betting...
New head for health body
BARWON Health announced the appointment of new CEO Professor Belinda Moyes, on Tuesday 29 March, after an international search for a new leader.
Professor Moyes...
Dangerfield steals the show
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
One game in the hoops - and he’s already a record breaker.
Star recruit Patrick Dangerfield lived up to the pre-season hype...
Two for the road
Police are searching for two men after an alcohol theft at a Newcomb store, about noon on 15 March.
Police posted two photos of the...
Fast tracked to the future
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A window into Geelong’s digital future opened this week with a demonstration of ultra-high speed internet at North Geelong Secondary College.
It...
Dangerfield managed
Geelong will seek to bolster its hopes of a top-two finish without Patrick Dangerfield after the captain was left out of the clash with...
