School reunion flavour as friends gather for Jac’s 70th
Jac Renzenbrink’s 70th birthday was practically a school reunion when he celebrated with friends at home in Wallington recently.
Guests even included a former...
Double Take
AFL draft watchers were keenly awaiting the selections at both ends of the spectrum when clubs revealed their picks on Tuesday night.
Apart from the...
Greening, traffic clashes
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Rerouting traffic is part of a “can of worms” debate on revitalising central Geelong, according to city leaders.
The city needed a...
‘Kitten tsunami’ flooding shelter
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A “kitten tsunami” is approaching Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) as it launches a Christmas appeal today (Friday).
“Not only is Christmas...
Turkey hunt a Watson family affair
Three generations of Highton’s Watson family have joined forces to win a tasty turkey for Christmas lunch.
They scoured the pages of last week’s Indy...
Christmas carnival in Newtown
Families will celebrate the festive season in style this evening as Newtown’s Fyans Park Primary School opens to the public for its annual Christmas...
Huxtables bring it home
Jan Juc’s Huxtable brothers have dominated a junior championships for junior surfers.
Xavier Huxtable won the under-14 boys title at the inaugural SmoothStar Micro Groms...
Cyclist hit run arrest made
Major Collision Investigation Unit detectives have arrested a man following an alleged hit-run collision that claimed a man’s life in Anakie on Mother’s Day.
Cyclist...
Relocation for starving cape koalas after outcry over government culling
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Up to 400 koalas will be relocated from Cape Otway before the end of the year to relieve “overpopulation” pressures.
The operation has...
Graveyard tower dead, not buried
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A proposal to erect a Telstra phone tower at Western Cemetery has been knocked back on heritage grounds.
This week a council...
Health service facing more anger
Bellarine Community Health (BCH) has faced further anger at a second community forum in Ocean Grove as it also opened community consultation on a...
Town hall talk ‘to empower heroes’
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A Hero Round Table conference to inspire everyday courageous acts will take place in Geelong, the hometown of its creator.
Matt Langdon has...
Result overturned
Geelong & District Football League has overturned the result of the Bell Post Hill and Belmont Lions round 14 clash at Winter Reserve on...
