Barwon mums, babies in food allergies discovery
A solution to Australia’s rocketing rate of food allergies could emerge from a study of babies in the Barwon region.
The study found that babies...
City smokes ‘64% above average’
By EMILY ROBINSON
Geelong's smoking rate is 64 per cent above the state average, according to a Victorian Population Health Survey.
Geelong’s figure of 20.8 per...
Kinder kid’s tale wins inaugural disability film festival
By ALANA MITCHELSON
An engaging short film animation about supporting people with a disability has won a 14-year-old girl Geelong’s inaugural Gateways Film Festival of...
Roadwork ahead
Work to upgrade a road connecting two Bellarine Peninsula tourist towns will begin during this summer holiday period, its provider has announced.
The work would...
100,000-plus tipped to attend ‘bigger and better’ historic regatta on bay
More than 100,000 people will flock to Geelong’s waterfront next week for the city’s Festival of Sails, organisers have predicted.
The 2016 running of one...
Our poles to fight fire in NSW cities
Special power poles made in Moolap will help fireproof New South Wales after Victorian utilities turned them down, according to their manufacturer.
Dulhunty Poles has...
Cops nab ex-Cat ‘basher’
Police have caught a man on the run for a day over charges for allegedly assaulting a former Cats player.
Victoria Police said officers caught...
Carp-killer work ‘backed’
Geelong research of a virus to kill noxious carp is “great news”, according to a local fishing columnist.
“Carp destroy habitat for native fish and...
Cop shop greets custody officers
Geelong will wait at least another 18 months for its full complement of new custody officers to put police back on the beat, the...
Dry 2015 leaves storages at 49%
Under the Weather, by Lindsay Smail
Another very poor month for rain in December closed 2015 with an aggregate of around 70 to 75 per...
Double Take
Could the Bombers’ pain be the Cats’ gain.
That’s the question for Geelong’s brains trust as suggested by the number of Cats die-hards getting into...
Win camping, outdoor show tickets
The Indy and Isuzu Team D-Max are joining forces to give away 10 double passes for next week’s Geelong Caravan, Camping and Outdoor Living...
New nets a reality for Suns
Surf Coast Suns Cricket Club will be able to prepare for games properly thanks to new cricket nets at Torquay’s Banyul Warri Fields.
The club...
