Bandidos’ bike shop neighbour up in flames
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A bike shop next door to Bandidos motorcycle gang's Breakwater club house was up in flames last night.
Eight CFA vehicles and emergency services...
Geelong crime up again
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Crime jumped 12.7 per cent across Geelong and 9.1 per cent in Surf Coast, latest Crime Statistics Agency figures reveal.
Golden Plains...
Wards an ‘abject failure’
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Multi-councillor wards recommended for Geelong would be an “abject failure”, according to a former mayor.
Barbara Abley, mayor from 2002 to 2004,...
Disability foster care
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A Victorian-first foster care-like system for children with disabilities has alleviated strain on Geelong families.
Private Respite Services (PRS) is approaching its first...
Train yard to split farming property
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A Mt Duneed farmer is fighting state plans to bisect his historic property for a train yard.
The project will separate Stanley Larcombe’s...
Double Take
Geelong rail commuters might still be enduring chaotic services as trains undergo wheel replacements but at least one Victorian commuter is dealing with the...
More charges over Anakie hit-run
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A second man has been charged over an alleged hit-run collision that killed a 77-year-old cyclist at Anakie last Mother’s Day.
Major Collision...
Political pressure rises on cost of living
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
The state opposition is aiming to make cost of living pressures an election issue with its Costwatch campaign visiting the region...
Festival gathers up fruits of the soil
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Hunters and gatherers will descend on Winchelsea for four days as the region’s newest festival is introduced.
Organisers believe the Hunt and...
Solemn stadium bids farewell
Hundreds of family, friends and fans have farewelled Cats legend Paul Couch at a public memorial in Geelong’s Simonds Stadium.
Past-teammates from the ’80s and...
Family shocked at empty palliative beds
By ALANA MITCHELSON
A unique Geelong palliative care facility is running at a third of capacity to the disbelief of the terminally ill and their...
Fingers crossed for hoodies
The hooded plovers that inhabit the ‘dog beach’ at Ocean Grove between 6W and 7W are sitting on some eggs again.
They hatched three...
