Coaching is a winner for Torquay nurse
By NOEL MURPHY
TORQUAY nurse Kim Poyner is a tough coach - tough but fair.
Her goals aren’t between the big sticks or into netS...
Wet May finishes dry autumn here
By LINDSAY SMAIL
MOST of the Geelong-Otways region, except its northern area, received average to well-above average rain in May.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s automatic weather...
Taxi driver hits sign, blows .279%
A TAXI driver was almost six times over the blood-alcohol limit when police caught him at Bellbrae, police have alleged.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said...
Bunnings’ new plan to be masters of Leopold
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
BUNNINGS has snapped up an opportunity for a hardware store at Leopold after the troubled Masters chain abandoned it in 2013.
A...
Dispute threat for flower jobs
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
AN ACRIMONIOUS dispute between the developer of an $80 million residential golf estate and the owners of a flower farm threatens...
Double take: Heads, locks and feathers
STICK your head up and, well, you know the rest.
Just ask mayor Darryn Lyons, who’s adopted the social media hashtag #onetrickpony after...
Parties at war over ‘dud’ NBN
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
THE NBN rollout in Corangamite is a “dud”, according to Labor candidate Libby Coker.
No "pre-existing" home or business had connected so...
Cold snap delays coastal link work
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A COLD snap has delayed the final seal on a section of Geelong’s newest road, Baanip Blvd, connecting Anglesea Rd and...
Bucket and bouquets
BOUQUETS to a chance meeting. While having lunch at Geelong RSL I met a friend I had not seen for many years. It was...
Lifeline keeps Lifeline afloat … for time being
By Noel Murphy
LIFELINE Geelong has been thrown a lifeline as it faced State government funding cuts against rapidly rising calls for help.
Board chair Joe...
Lost toddler reunited with family
UPDATE:
Corio police say young Jack has been reunited with his mother after "just an amazing response from our post on Eyewatch Geelong" this morning.
Police...
Estia care here
ONE OF Australia’s leading aged care providers, Estia Health, is now part of the Geelong community through two local services.
Estia Health provides aged care...
Grovedale snares two premierships in Saturday Senior Pennant grand finals
Grovedale had the best representation in Tennis Geelong’s Saturday Senior Pennant grand finals, participating in four finals and being successful in two.
It would...
