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Blast for MP over GOR bid

By NOEL MURPHY A BITTER slanging match has erupted over claims the Liberals would dynamite the Great Ocean Road and Labor’s efforts to secure World...

Cats stars to prowl Casey fund-raiser

GEELONG Football Club’s senior players and coaching staff will attend a fund-raiser for paralysed local footy star Casey Tutungi next week, the club has...

New dad Mark battles cancer

By NOEL MURPHY GEELONG collector Mark Ward went to ground when he discovered he had spinal cancer. He kept his strife secret from his partner and...

Bunyips come to life in exhibition

By NOEL MURPHY SAVAGE talons, a cruel cross-cut serrated beak, powerful jaws, four metres in height - anyone doubting the fearsome nature of Australia’s bunyip...

City site selected for NDIS HQ

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A refurbished office building opposite TAC’s head office in Brougham St will be DisabilityCare Australia’s "interim" headquarters, Federal Goverment sources have...

GOR strategy a ‘model for state’: Tourism blueprint

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN TOURISM campaigns for the Great Ocean Road will act as a "blueprint" for similar campaigns in other Victorian regions, according to...
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ABC’s radio bureau to create news ’diversity’

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN An ABC news bureau in Geelong will add to the "diversity" of local news heard on the national stage, according to...

Assaults leave carers ‘in fear’

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN CARERS at a Newcomb residential facility for youths say they have been subjected to a "barrage of physical and verbal abuse"...

Ferry upgrade plan approved

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN A LONG battle to extend Queenscliff ’s ferry terminal car park is over, with State Government announcing $1.3 million in funding...

JOIN THE CLUB: Kids find kicks in futsal game

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN FOR the many generations of Aussie kids brought up believing that football involved an elliptical ball on an oval manned by...

FINALLY FRIDAY: Kids’ fun in Kate’s Shed

By CHERIE DONNELLAN COMEDIAN Kate McLennan set herself a challenge when she agreed to write children’s comedy radio play Super Speedy Sound Shed. But she was...

Rudd policy ‘dashes hopes’ of reuniting families in city

By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN “IT has closed the door on hope.” Afghan asylum seeker Ali Khan Ahmadi spoke with the passion of a young man who...

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Athletes take on Australia’s best

A team of young athletes has headed to Adelaide this week to represent Victoria at Little Athletics’ biggest competition. Evan Bainbridge (under 15 300m hurdles),...