Newspapers: still the most trusted

Regional newspapers are twice as trustworthy as radio and three times more than online searches, according to a new survey. Fifty-four per cent of respondents...

Buses continue for V/Line peak-hour commute

By ALANA MITCHELSON Most Geelong commuters will continue riding buses despite the State Government announcing that more than 90 per cent of disrupted regional V/Line...

Bail refused on drugs, weapons and stolen goods

By ALANA MITCHELSON A Breakwater man has been refused bail over alleged drug trafficking after he was found with prohibited weapons and a “large amount"...

Pipe to open

Geelong’s big dry has prompted Barwon Water to open the Melbourne to Geelong pipeline next month to boost supplies. Water Minister Lisa Neville said extreme...

Search for city’s beat

Where is Geelong’s heart? Like the character out of the Wizard of Oz, Geelong’s looking for it. A quirky new YouTube clip features the Tin Man...

Hunt for bank robber continues

Armed Crime Squad detectives are continuing to investigate an alleged armed robbery in Newcomb yesterday. The alleged armed robbery took place at a financial institution...

Teen mums finish education together with babies

By ALANA MITCHELSON A group of Geelong teen mums is studying the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning with their babies in class. And demand is likely to...

Surprise departure for $1 million mover

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN Corio greyhound trainers Tom and Andrea Dailly experienced the highs and lows of the sport last week with their top dog...

Let there be light: Teens win scholarship and international award

By ALANA MITCHELSON A Belmont teenager has been honoured with an international award for her volunteer work in Uganda. Former Sacred Heart student Sarah Kenworthy was...

Dramatic surf rescue

Jan Juc surfer Tristan Forras has helped rescue a pair of swimmers at treacherous Cape Woolamai beach, while ironically participating in a water safety...

Twisted flight path for death plane

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A map released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has revealed the twisting flight path of a plane that crashed...

Cold case rape charges laid

A 53 year-old Bell Post Hill man has been charged in relation to a sexual assault alleged to have occurred in Lorne in 1986. Cold...

Land sale feedback wanted

Golden Plains Shire intends to sell council-owned land at 132 Milton Street, Bannockburn and wants community feedback. The vacant parcel of 3.5 hectares in the...