Hollie on a high with board study
By NOEL MURPHY
RESINS and fibres are probably the last things to go through the mind of skiers as they carve their way through their...
Geelong focus of global news
By NOEL MURPHY
SOME of the world’s top newspapers have turned their gaze to Geelong as they scrutinise the chances of an Australian recession amid...
Our future ‘in carbon’
By NOEL MURPHY
CARBON fibre research could pave the way for new-breed manufacturing jobs in Geelong, according to Deakin University boss Professor Jane den Hollander.
Geelong...
New real estate figures: Units fall 19%
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
UNITS in the Barwon region tumbled 18.6 per cent in value from their peak, according to new figures from RP Data.
The...
Traders of the lost ark on tour
By NOEL MURPHY
CLIFTON Springs’ Rod Walsh is on a mission from God - to prove Noah’s Ark was real and carried dinosaurs and that...
Tribute to patriarch a hockey family affair
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Hockey is in the blood of the Climpson family.
A game last weekend featured three generations in a tribute to the recent...
Ford loss ’gain for others’, says study
By NOEL MURPHY
FORD’S loss should be Holden’s and Toyota’s gain, according to Roy Morgan Research findings.
Roy Morgan spokesman Norman Morris said an analysis of...
Refreshed side ready to snap back to form
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
Geelong’s coaches hope their charges will snap out of holiday mode quickly against Brisbane in Sunday’s twilight game at the Gabba.
Cats...
‘Dictator’ claim on wind farm project
A $2 BILLION King Island wind farm to power Geelong is under new scrutiny, with Hydro Tasmania labelled a “Third World dictator” as its...
Donation to help spread message on child abuse
By MICHELLE HERBISON
ABOUT 1800 Geelong children will receive education and protection against child sexual assault following an $18,000 donation from a community foundation to...
Hearing tests go mobile in partnership with library
TWO community services have joined forces to open a new chapter in hearing checks.
Hearing Australia is offering free checks around the region after hitching...
‘Outsourcing’ on table in water board review
By MICHELLE HERBISON
BARWON Water will consider outsourcing some operations to further save costs for customers, according to its chairman.
But Michael King said it was...