Strength in numbers as family services unite
Another community agency merger has been announced with Minerva Community Services and Barwon CASA intending to join forces.
The two specialist family violence services said...
Working life helps confidence grow
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A lack of confidence kept Aliesha Vicars moored to the couch of her parents’ Corio home after leaving school.
“I had no...
Team approach to your health
Osteopathy is a form of manual therapy that may be able to help with back pain.
It focuses on the treatment of joints, muscles and...
Caring to create for bushfire victims
Torquay furniture-maker Luke Collins and Geelong artist Tanya Keenan have combined their talents to raise money for Wye River bushfire victims.
The two created a...
Axe to fall on city’s elms
Towering elms at the waterfront end of Geelong’s Moorabool Street face the chop, City Hall has revealed.
One of the five trees, between the waterfront...
Paying the price of petrol drive-offs
By LUKE VOOGT
Drive-offs continue costing Geelong service stations hundreds of dollars a week despite petrol prices up to a third lower than 12 months...
Program is a drugs lifesaver
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A program which trains drug users, family and friends to use a drugs overdose antidote has saved at least 12 victims...
Concern peaks over reserve’s future
By JUSTIN FLYNN
Concern for the future of Corio’s Flinders Peak reserve is growing.
The council originally gave the green light for an upgrade which would...
Sylvia goes extra mile for seniors
When it comes to helping the elderly, Geelong’s Sylvia County goes the extra mile - whether by foot or bus.
Sylvia doesn’t drive but...
IDAHobIT ‘OK for LGBTI’, says COGG
A rainbow flag is flying over Geelong’s City Hall for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexism and Transphobia (IDAHoBIT).
A crowd of about 100 attended...
Keep your eyes open for Indya
Police are concnerned for the welfare of 15-year-old Highton resident Indya Hamilton, who was reported missing yesterday.
Indya was last seen at home around 10pm...
Mosque razed in suspected arson attack
Victoria Police are investigating a suspicious fire that has destroyed Geelong’s mosque.
The Bostock Sve Manifold Heights mosque, housed in a former church, was well...
Find your new best friend at GAWS
Geelong Animal Welfare Society (GAWS) has reminded potential cat buyers that kittens are not just for Christmas.
The not-for-profit organisation, which received nearly 60 kittens...
