Avalon welcomes bushfire air defence
Victoria’s air defence against bushfires has been boosted with the arrival of two of the world’s biggest firefighting aircraft at Avalon airport. Each...
Cemetery Telstra tower protest march hits the streets
By PAUL MILLAR
An historic Geelong cemetery, regarded as “sacred to the community” was the wrong place for a Telstra tower and the telecommunications giant...
Black spots fix promised
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A long-awaited fix for mobile black spots along the Geelong rail line has finally been announced by state government.
An $18 million...
Double take
Transferring business names to the digital platform can be dicey, especially when it comes to creating a website name or email address.
Sometimes the new...
Students walk to school
Geelong primary kids have walked around the world twice in a month, according to new data.
Well, that was the equivalent distance they travelled on...
Little River property searched in police raid
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A Little River property was searched as part of a series of police raids targeting drugs in Melbourne’s north-west yesterday morning.
Divisional Response...
Search for new motorcross site continues
A replacement site for motocross in the region has still not been found, almost a year after the search began.
Council’s alliance group G21 announced...
China spurs tourism boom
By PAUL MILLAR
Geelong and the Bellarine are major drawcards for international visitors to Australia and Victoria is driving a tourism fightback with a massive...
Honeymoon sun
By Lindsay Smail
The end of November marked another below-average month for rain across the Geelong region.
Except for a small area around Lismore,...
Leading hospitals join forces
Geelong’s two largest hospitals have agreed to work together in a landmark relationship agreement.
Barwon Health and St John of God Health Care said the...
Forum to rethink relationship attitudes
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A raised awareness for domestic violence in recent times has meant there are more supports available for women, but often there are...
Study buddies have refugee kids feeling like the laptop of luxury
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A Corio church is calling for financial donations towards buying laptops for their weekly homework club that supports local refugee children.
Members of...
Campaign to bin blades
Parents have been urged to hand in their children's machetes and knives at amnesty bins as part of an Australian-first ban.
A total of 45...
