Loaded guns, drugs found in Bandidos raids
Police have raided seven properties around Geelong and one in Werribee linked to the Geelong chapter of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang.
Detective Inspector Marty...
Floating tree threat abandoned
Geelong councillors have backed down on a threat to abandon the floating Christmas tree over rising costs.
In a major win, Mayor Darryn Lyons announced...
Harbour project hit by $2m shortfall
State Government is giving $4 million to Geelong’s $19 million safe harbour roject - short of the anticipated $6 million.
Royal Geelong Yacht Club had...
Police raid Geelong Bandidos’ properties
Police are raiding at least seven properties around Geelong and Werribee linked to the Geelong chapter of the Bandidos outlaw motorcycle gang.
The Wednesday morning...
Geelong to get more custody officers
Geelong has been promised more custody officers, relieving the region’s stretched police numbers, the state government has announced.
The second squad of police custody officers...
Cervical cancer screening rates drop
A concerning drop in cervical cancer screening rates in Geelong and the Surf Coast has medical authorities worried, new figures have revealed.
The Victorian Cervical...
Police on hunt for wanted men in Geelong
Two men on warrants for their arrest have police on their tails in Geelong.
Police have posted separate calls for help to find the men,...
Men charged after Norlane shoot-out
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Three men have been charged and one arrested after a shoot-out in Norlane last night.
Shots were exchanged between two moving cars near The Boulevard,...
City’s crime spate
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A serious-crime wave over the past week has kept police busy in Geelong and the Surf Coast.
Two armed robberies, a pair...
Agencies merger
Geelong’s two largest human services organisations have agreed to merge.
Karingal and St Laurence Community Services said their boards had unanimously supported the merger and...
Battle over zones
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A state review has reignited a battle over residential height restrictions in Geelong.
Residents first protested the planning changes in 2014, concerned...
Double Take
Morning radio host Matt Tilley has clearly seen the signs in Geelong.
Or maybe that should be 'sign’ singular, judging by a post on his...
Out and about in Geelong
Independent photographer Ivan Kemp ventured down to Geelong’s waterfront on Tuesday to see who was out and about.
