$1300 to charity in council protest
By LUKE VOOGT
A former Geelong councillor has donated an allowance overpayment to charity in protest at the council’s sacking.
Kylie Fisher gave the $1300 to...
Puppy love for seeing eyes Hunter
By LUKE VOOGT
Leopold housemates Phoebe Wilkens and Donna Lindsay recently welcomed the newest member of their household - Hunter the seeing eye puppy.
“Now we’ve...
Three juniors make state cut for hockey nationals
By LUKE VOOGT
Three local boys will play in School Sports Victoria’s (SSV) under-12 hockey team for the first time at national titles in a...
Praise for outgoing hospice chiefs
Geelong’s community hospice has paid tribute to its outgoing director while welcoming new board members at a special dinner.
Anam Cara House chairman and founding...
Dob in dealers, urge cops
Police have urged Geelong residents to continue dobbing in drug dealers as a part of a two-week campaign ending Tuesday.
Crime Stoppers launched the Dob...
Long overdue toilet upgrade begins
One of the most used public toilet facilities in Geelong is set for an upgrade.
Construction on the Geelong West car park public toilet, located...
State announces 11-storey building for Geelong amid more calls to disband planning authority
An 11-storey building worth $80 million is set to tower over neighbouring properties in Geelong’s Brougham Street.
The office building, between Mercer and Gheringhap streets,...
Double Take
City Hall and local health insurer GMHBA have joined forces to launch a new initiative to improve the fitness of Geelong office workers.
The 10-week...
Warriors will need to lift their game
By JOSIP ZILIC
The effects of a heart-breaking FFA Cup loss, followed by a 4-2 capitulation along with key player injuries, have impacted the Warriors'...
Cleared for take-off
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A bi-partisan election promise to give Avalon Airport regional status will open the international skies, according to airport chief Justin Giddings.
Both...
Authority attack spreads
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Calls to disband a state authority for progressing central Geelong developments have escalated.
Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson called the Geelong Authority “powerless”...
Lara business awards seek entries
A second annual Lara District Business Awards is seeking nominations to recognise the area’s most community-minded operators.
Awards organisers Lara District Community Bank and the...
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. ...
