Lost and found, again … missing Howard sighted at Queenscliff
By NOEL MURPHY
HOWARD Jones, the 72-year-old man who went missing three years ago after living rough in a Herne Hill bus shelter, has gone...
Praise for local Lib MP’s support of gay marriage
GAY MARRIAGE is “consistent with fundamental Liberal values”, according to Corangamite MP Sarah Henderson.
Ms Henderson has revealed her support for marriage equality before an...
New business awards for Lara
NEW BUSINESS awards will recognise top operators in the Lara district.
Lara District Community Bank and the town’s chamber of Commerce opened nominations this week.
Chamber...
Cats night games lost to ‘AFL bungling’: Cook
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG’S lack of 2015 night games was the result of an AFL fixturing bungle, Cats chief Brian Cook revealed at a...
Cats boss fears Eagles drugs curse repeat
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG chief Brian Cook wants the AFL to reveal when a player reaches two social drug strikes to avoid a West...
Deakin turmoil deepens with new bully claims
By NOEL MURPHY
SECURITY guards escorted the architect of central Geelong’s Vision 2 revival from Deakin University amid legal wranglings with staff, according to sensational...
How much can a koala bear? Plenty if it’s my Clancy
By NOEL MURPHY
THEY might spend most of the day asleep, pee on unwitting tourists and spook campers with their their night-time grunting but koalas...
Lives at risk if state cuts Lifeline funds
By NOEL MURPHY
LIFELINE’s Geelong chief has warned a looming State Government funding cut will endanger lives as the agency is forced to cut the...
Jobs at risk but Moolap saltworks study welcome
By NOEL MURPHY
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have welcomed a state study that threatens to stymie a $4billion residential development on Moolap's disused saltworks.
Several groups have cited fears...
Kids ‘read to dog’ in unique Geelong study
By NOEL MURPHY
IT SOUNDS odd but Tony Chalkley swears it works.
And so good is his idea of getting kids to read books to dogs...
Double Take: Homeless, soup strainers, beaks and Blues …
A MERCEDES parked under City Hall with a goodly amount of gear packed to the gunwales inside has surprised staffers.
“We thought maybe someone had...
Labor own goal as it scuttles Bay West port plan
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
LABOR'S plan to lease the port of Melbourne could scuttle its proposal for a second container port between Geelong an Werribee.
A...
Helping hand for Cottage
Darren Allbutt’s Sea & Wood exhibition at Cottage by the Sea late last year was so well received that the fifth-generation Queenscliff resident is...
