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FINALLY FRIDAY: Jirrahlinga off to races

By MICHELLE HERBISON BARWON Heads’ Jirrahlinga Koala and Wildlife Sanctuary will celebrate Melbourne Cup eve with a fun-filled evening of racing events to raise funds...

‘Loophole’ allows Cotton On to sack injured worker

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A FORMER warehouse employee of Geelong’s Cotton On claims she was terminated after suffering a hernia from unsafe work practices. Brooke Wagstaff,...

Mayoral ‘dummies’ suspected

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A PLUS-sized Geelong Cup field has assembled to contest the position of the city’s mayor at next month’s by-election. Old and new...

National top 10 for Barwon’s land cost

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN THE Barwon region is the seventh most expensive nationally for median land prices, according to new figures. HIA-RP Data’s latest Residential Land...

Couple’s sighting claim has tiger by the tale

By NOEL MURPHY IS THE Tasmanian tiger extinct or living in the Otways? That’s the question after a new round of purported sightings of the illustrious...

Acting mayor’s bio trip to USA

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG has been invited to become sister city of Athens Clarke County in the USA. The Georgia city-county invitation comes as acting mayor...

Open land, says panel

By NOEL MURPHY TORQUAY’S red shirt brigade is rallying the troops for a new fight against opening Spring Creek for housing. Protesters took to social media...

Hitting new heights: Four-storey homes on way to suburbs, peninsula

By KATE VALLENCE FOUR-STOREY buildings will be permitted in some Geelong suburbs after sweeping changes to zoning regulations. Geelong’s council this week endorsed the changes following...

Leash tightens on dogs in city

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN AND KATE VALLENCE DOG owners will have to keep their pets on leashes everywhere unless in specifically-signed off-leash areas, a new...

Ib, Ib hooray for victor: Crowd down for wet cup

By NOEL MURPHY IBICENCO, a Peter Moody-trained import ridden by Brad Rawiller, held off tough competition from Verdant on a heavy track to take out...

Alex faces up to racing history at city gallery

By NOEL MURPHY ALEX Hecker discovered some of the Victorian racing industry’s most treasured gold and silverware at Geelong Gallery this week. This year’s Face of...

Drivers hit out at rough roads

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN ROAD maintenance is the most significant issue for the region’s motorists, according to an RACV survey. The organisation asked local drivers for...

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Emily visits Geelong West for Good Friday

Geelong West Fire Brigade were paid a special visit by one of this year’s Faces of the Good Friday Appeal. Lara’s Emily Cooke...