Wind damage, warnings across the Geelong region
Strong wind is keeping emergency crews busy across the Geelong region.
Local SES units have responded to calls for help in an area stretching from...
Ambulance times still growing
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Code one ambulance response times in three of Geelong’s four local government areas continued to blow out, the latest performance figures...
Warnings go out as big waves roll in
“Huge waves” forecast to pound the Surf Coast have prompted safety warnings.
Waves over seven metres could arrive mid-week, with lifesaving and surfing bodies urging...
‘Crash’ road rethink
Seven deaths in five years could lead to upgrade works on a notorious stretch of road near Geelong.
VicRoads is seeking public input on how...
Warmer, drier as storages continue slide
Under the Weather, By Lindsay Smail
April was very warm across the Geelong region, around two degrees Celsius higher than the latest 30-year average.
The mean...
Geelong charity boss takes over G21 lobbying body
A charity executive has taken over as chairman of a group lobbying for major projects across the Geelong region.
G21 named Bill Mithen to replace...
Mascot helping to keep them safe
A colourful safety mascot is helping North Shore kinder kids prepare journals about preventing injuries at home.
Rosewall Kindergarten hosted SeeMore last week as part...
Thieves ram
Briefs
Thieves have used a ute to ram-raid three Geelong businesses in separate suburbs within one hour.
Police believed the raids at Highton’s Vallis IGA, Manifold...
New look city, park revealed
New designs featuring an expanded Johnstone Park leading to a green spine along Malop Street to Eastern Gardens have been revealed.
City Hall released its...
Deakin urged to move on site
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong has waited long enough for Deakin University to make a decision about the use of its waterfront car park for...
Double Take
Target’s certainly on the nose in Geelong for moving headquarters but its namesake’s toilets are raising a real stink in the US.
A #BoycottTarget...
Opportunity knocks twice
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
It was meant to be a farewell party for the volunteers of the closing Oppe Shoppe - but turned out to...
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...
