Keys to unlock health care
Geelong’s new hospital is on track to admit patients in July this year.
The key to the Waurn Ponds-based hospital was handed over from builders...
Refinery hit with fluoride infringement penalty
Viva’s Geelong refinery has been fined $7500 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emitting an excess amount of fluoride last November.
EPA executive director of...
Students gear up for coastal care
A group of Year 9 St Joseph’s College students experienced the coast in all its glory as part of the Great Ocean Road Coast...
Show us the money: Road project call
Geelong commuters were entitled to know the financial facts about the State Government’s proposed Western Distributor, according to Western Victoria Region MP Simon Ramsay.
Mr...
Police urge man to come forward
Detectives are urging a man to come forward after a fire gutted a Geelong West church last Friday.
The man is a potential witness to...
Woman’s body found in Norlane house
The investigation into the death of a woman in Norlane is no longer being treated as suspicious, police said.
THE body of the woman was...
A rare glimpse of the wild and free
The next time you’re out in the Geelong region and are lucky enough to come across an Australian painted snape, a grey-tailed tattler or...
Darryn Lyons ‘favourite’ to return as Geelong mayor, says national bookie
Darryn Lyons is the favourite to win his job back at next year’s Geelong mayoral election, according to a national online bookie.
Sportsbet.com.au has Mr...
Booze thefts pester police
Thieves keep stealing booze from Geelong bottleshops despite a police strategy targeting repeat offenders.
Recent incidents include a thief taking two one-litre bottles of Jack...
Blaze ‘destroys’ church on Pakington Street, Geelong West
Fire has gutted a Presbyterian church on Geelong West’s Pakington Street.
The CFA issued a warning about 5.30am for nearby residents to switch off air-conditioning...
900 jobs lost
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong has lost its Target headquarters, with its 900 jobs.
Target senior management announced on Thursday the headquarters would be moving “in...
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Saving distributed
Geelong road commuters will save 20 minutes travelling to Melbourne after a State Government commitment to go it alone on funding a second...
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...
