Train versus chopper: Malcolm Turnbull’s take
COMMUNICATIONS minister Malcolm Turnbull travelled to Geelong this morning to talk NBN, but pointedly revealed he took the train - not a chopper.
The post...
AFL gives Cats another 4$m for stadium work
THE AFL will give Geelong Cats $4 million towards the fourth stage of the redevelopment of Simonds Stadium.
AFL chief Gillon McLachlan the funding would...
Workers say they are being penalised on rates
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
WORKING nights and weekends is standard for nurse Zita Henderson, security guard Shane Townsend and paramedic Dave Redmond.
The trio headlined the...
Learner and P plate hoons have cars impounded
A 16-year-old unaccompanied learner driver and P-plate driver have both had their vehicles impounded after they were caught allegedly doing burnouts in Waurn Ponds...
One-punch murder laws under investigation
VICTORIA'S one-punch murder laws will be investigated by Deakin University criminologist Dr Kate Fitz-Gibbon.
Dr Fitz-Gibbon has received a $24,000 grant to examine legal responses...
Police investigate Newtown death
POLICE are investigating the death of a 60-year-old Newtown man who died in hospital last night.
Detectives have been told that a relative attended the...
Costa Group float brings in $millions
THE SHARE price of Geelong’s biggest company, Costa Group Holdings Limited, has eased to $2.18 after listing on Friday with a starting price of...
Sex offender restrictions not working, says Deakin expert
USING punitive measures alone to manage sex offenders may not be the best way to make communities safer, according to a Deakin University forensic...
Abseilers tackle dangerous cliffs on Great Ocean Road
ABSEILERS are clambering across Great Ocean Road cliff faces east of Lorne to stop rocks falling on passing cars.
VicRoads said a team of abseilers...
Footy mums power Newcomb
By NOEL MURPHY
THE HAND that rocks the cradle at Newcomb is now drop-punting Sherrins and putting young footballers through their training and game-day paces.
It’s...
Marles backflip on boats ‘horrifies’ Geelong refugee lobby
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
GEELONG refugee advocates are “horrified” at Richard Marles' backflip on turning back asylum-seeker boats.
Labor's federal Member for Corio and shadow immigration...
Virus zombie horror feeds on grandpa and residents
By JOHN VAN KLAVEREN
A CHILDHOOD memory of her grandfather hunched over a typewriter surrounded by piles of paper stayed with Rachel Drummond.
The Bell Park...
Council to refresh SRC policy
Community members can now have an impact on how the council charges residents directly for small local infrastructure projects.
City of Greater Geelong has begun...
