Double Take
An eagle-eyed Bellarine Peninsula reader did a Double Take of his own, possibly along with 20,000 other residents of the area, when City Hall...
Help keep flood victim afloat
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Dan has lost his whole world.
The 30-year-old, who has an intellectual disability, lived independently at his Newtown home for more than 10...
Police arrest man over Bell Post Hill fatal shooting
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A dramatic police raid has led to the arrest of a man wanted over an alleged fatal shooting in Bell Post Hill.
Police...
Train kills person in Geelong, services suspended
A train has hit and killed a person at Geelong's North Shore.
The incident has forced V/Line to suspended services between Waurn Ponds and Southern...
Centre of health
A new $4.5 million kinder and health centre is on the way to Geelong’s northern suburbs.
Construction of the Hendy Street Child and Family Centre...
Boating plan floated
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Boating could become Geelong’s new growth industry with the right sort of investment and support, according to an industry group.
Boating activity...
Revved up mechanical career
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Little did the then-16-year-old Matt Scharf know that dropping in at Mercer Street’s Moto Tech dealership to buy parts would lead...
Ambos slow down
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Local waiting times for ambulances have increased under the Andrews government, according to the opposition.
Response times for non-critical code-two calls in...
Employers hit by underpay demands
The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has recovered $268,000 for 83 underpaid workers in Geelong in the last financial year.
The amount included back pay of...
Call to fix bus service ‘mistake’
A campaign to win back an hourly bus service on the Bellarine Peninsula has reached state parliament.
Western Victoria MP Simon Ramsay urged the State...
V/Line train-builder Bombardier denies fault
By ALANA MITCHELSON
Train manufacturer Bombardier has denied responsibility for wheel-wear issues that have thrown Geelong-Melbourne rail services into chaos.
The quality of the wheels on...
Crunch time for NDIS – Premier
The Geelong-based- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was facing critical decisions that would affect it for the next 30 years, Premier Daniel Andrews said...
Paddleboarders rescued on Christmas day
A woman and a teenager were rescued by police after they drifted from Portarlington to Werribee on their paddleboards on Christmas Day.
A 51-year-old woman...
