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Members fall hurts calisthenics club

By LUKE VOOGT A Corio calisthenics club is fighting for survival after an unprecedented drop in membership this year. Cloverdale Calisthenics College founder and principal Mandy...

Praise for keeping athletes on track

A group of volunteers keeping athletics on track in Geelong has earned public recognition. Two members of John Landy Athletics Field Committee of Management -...

Three face dock over pier fire

Three men face court over a Portarlington pier fire on Tuesday. Geelong Crime Investigation Unit detectives arrested the trio separately at Portarlington the following day....

Technology is key to growing digital world

People who are unable to use technology will eventually be “cut off from their communities”, a Geelong councillor has warned. Councillor Rod Macdonald’s sombre assessment...

Teen girls suffer racist assault

Police are appealing for witnesses after three girls wearing Muslim headdress were assaulted and racially abused in a Norlane park last week. Investigators were told...

$2.7b election ‘wish list’

A $2.7 billion wish list will confront candidates for the region’s two federal seats at this year’s election. $1.5 billion for improving Geelong’s transport links...

Revealed: the people who will control Kardinia Park

The members of the long-awaited Kardinia Park Trust have been announced by the state government. Minister for Sport and Member for Lara John Eren said...

Teen girls suffer racist assault

Police are appealing for witnesses after three girls wearing Muslim headdress were assaulted and racially abused in a Norlane park last week. Investigators were told...

Extra energy for northern suburbs

Geelong refinery operator Viva Energy will donate $3 million to support mental health and substance abuse programs in the city’s northern suburbs. The program, called...

Lyons for Corio – you can bet on it

The 'will he-won’t he' mystery over mayor Darryn Lyons and a tilt at federal politics have firmed in the eyes of a sports betting...

New head for health body

BARWON Health announced the appointment of new CEO Professor Belinda Moyes, on Tuesday 29 March, after an international search for a new leader. Professor Moyes...

Dangerfield steals the show

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN One game in the hoops - and he’s already a record breaker. Star recruit Patrick Dangerfield lived up to the pre-season hype...

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...