Mum videos jogger clash
By Luke Voogt
Video of a jogger swearing at a two-year-old girl learning to ride on a track beside the Barwon River has outraged social...
Dramatic airborne flood rescue
By Luke Voogt
A CFA captain has warned motorists against driving through floodwaters following the dramatic rescue of a man and his teenage sister at...
Citizens’ patrols told to stand down
By Luke Voogt
Bell Post Hill’s Nick Cross has vowed to keep an eye on crime in Geelong’s north despite calling off patrols after discussions...
‘Demand’ for Geelong gas factory
By Luke Voogt
A proposed LPG conversion plant for Geelong is closer to reality with a business case underway, according to a gas company boss.
Elgas...
Cheers to fresh beers
Nine Otway brewers created a local German-style beer last week just in time for the biggest beer festival of all - Oktoberfest.
The local...
Local MPs brawl on gay marriage
Australia’s gay marriage plebiscite has ignited a brawl between Geelong’s opposing federal MPs.
Liberal Sarah Henderson demanded that Labor’s Richard Marles support the plebiscite if...
Ghostly painting in $30,000 art win
A “narrative-rich” painting based on a Chinese ghost story has won the region’s biggest art prize, Geelong Gallery has announced.
Kate Behnon’s Graveyard Scene/The Beauty...
Lounge lends a patient ear
Corio’s Listening Lounge celebrated 18 years of looking out for locals Wednesday, with a free lunch for its volunteers and visitors.
The organisation’s co-ordinator Reverend...
Survey puts mayoral vote in public domain
A state survey asks Geelong residents whether they want to vote for the mayor themselves or let councillors decide.
The question is one of a...
Landslides force Great Ocean Road closure
Heavy rains wreaked havoc on the Surf Coast this morning, with fallen trees and eight landslides forcing police to close the Great Ocean Road.
Police...
Trifecta of speed
Geelong Highway Patrol scored an unwanted trifecta on the Princes Highway at Mount Moriac on Sunday evening.
Officers were performing traffic duties when they detected...
Double Take
A bad omen or just bad timing?
Whatever it was, City Hall could possibly have chosen a better time to release a statement about recent...
Community calendar
Austrian Club Geelong
Afternoon Christmas dance, celebrate the beginning of the Christmas season, food, drink, music and dance and visits from St Nicholas and Krampus,...
