Residents patrol troubled streets
By Luke Voogt
A Bell Post Hill dad is leading a group of fed-up residents in a bid to battle crime in Geelong’s northern suburbs.
Nick...
City to re-join committee for $20,000 seat at table
City Hall will pay $20,000 to re-join lobby group Committee for Geelong after the previous council refused to renew its membership.
Chief executive officer Kelvin...
Park option for aqueduct
By Luke Voogt
Parklands could fringe Geelong’s heritage-listed sewer aqueduct at Breakwater, according to Barwon Health.
Strategy and planning general manager Carl Bicknell said Barwon Water...
Mum makes a special appeal
Lara’s Eileen Booth was never one to ask for help - until son Harry’s life-threatening illness.
The three-year-old struggles with chronic renal failure that is...
Target robot’s got soldiers in its sights
By Luke Voogt
Deakin University’s OzBot Raider could make Australian soldiers more deadly, thanks to a new partnership with a high-tech engineering firm.
The “world-first robotics-driven”...
Kids’ cancer shock drives charity rider
By Luke Voogt
Richard Hamilton’s cycling quest to help sick children began after his own harrowing experience with cancer.
The Geelong West business consultant’s mother died...
Speaking up for autism services
Families struggling with autism will have a chance to be heard during a public hearing in Geelong this month, state MP Christine Couzens has...
Book uncovers Aussie sheds
By Luke Voogt
Three Geelong men united by their love of racing have appeared in a photographic book celebrating Australian sheds.
Craig Wetjen’s Men and Their...
Stalking risk after man snatches licence
An unknown man who harassed a woman now has her name and address after stealing her licence, according to Geelong police.
Investigators released an image...
Local MPs clash on foreign lands
A new report shows that foreigners own “just” 13.6 per cent of Australian farmland, according to Liberal MP Sarah Henderson.
But Labor attacked her comments...
Dream finals for Menzel
By Luke Voogt
Geelong forward Daniel Menzel is looking forward to his first final in five years Friday night, following his much-documented comeback after four...
Christine takes on the Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road will host this year’s TAC Great Vic Bike Ride, with a Geelong woman participating in the five-day cycling event. ...
