ALP rorts allegations referred to police
OPPOSITION leader Matthew Guy will ask police to investigate allegations of ALP rorting of parliamentary allowances.
Lara MP and sports minister John Eren was challenged...
Portarlington harbour project tender call
TENDERS have been called for the next stage of the $15 million Portarlington Safe Harbour development.
Member for Bellarine and water minister Lisa Neville said...
All roads lead to new chocolate factory
BOOSTING tourism at the start of the Great Ocean Rd would help offset job losses with the closure of Alcoa’s Anglesea power station, according...
Phone scam targets elderly
By PAUL MILLER
SCAMMERS are preying on elderly migrants in the Geelong area, promising rebates in exchange for bank details.
The latest in an ongoing list...
Highton kids’ mind games reach Australasian level
By PAUL MILLAR
STUDENTS from Highton Primary School will challenge some of the brightest minds in the Asia-Pacific region after winning a Tournament of Minds...
Double Take
What’s the difference between opening and closing?
Central Geelong’s Civic Car Park car park currently closes at 6pm most weeknights.
But City Hall this week announced...
Indoor titles just horseplay for Batesford equestrian
By PAUL MILLAR
THERE’S something easygoing and old-fashioned about a horse and carriage.
But when Batesford’s Nicole Linic takes the reins it’s more likely to be...
Dolphin death fear as trawler out after dark
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
PERMISSION for controversial factory trawler Geelong Star to resume night fishing has opponents fearing it will mean more dolphin deaths.
Australian Fisheries...
Healing at art of the matter for new hospital display
A UNIQUE confluence of Aboriginal art and Indigenous health will adorn the walls of Geelong’s public hospital for patients and visitors alike.
A partnership between...
Schooled on recycled funding question
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
IS IT new funding or not?
That’s the question that has voters scratching their heads after the State Government claimed it had...
Osborne plans to restore icon
By PAUL MILLAR
OSBORNE House, once an icon of Geelong’s maritime past, could be restored to former glory under an ambitious plan to lease out...
Ear this: pair implant good advice
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
SHIRLEY Fifer woke up deaf one morning.
The 68-year-old keen golfer from Clifton Springs had lost her hearing overnight.
“When I went to...
Around the grounds
We go around the grounds from matches played in Geelong Cricket Association senior women's on Sunday 16 November.
WOMEN’S SENIOR CRICKET
Sunday 16 November
A Grade
Barwon...
